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A View From the Sharp End of New Zealand's Suicide Problem [thespinoff.co.nz]

 

By Gawen Carr, The Spinoff, October 21, 2019

Last week, as I left yet another 3am crisis interview in ED as a psychiatric doctor for a suicidal teenager, I felt drained and weary. This was partly due to the time, but mostly something else: although I felt I had helped keep the young person safe in the imminent future, I was frustrated that I was unable to meaningfully address the reasons why they felt that way.

I thought I’d look through the recently released Ministry of Health authored Suicide Prevention Strategy, a 10-year suicide prevention strategy coupled to a five-year suicide prevention action plan. I wanted to see if there was some hope for how to help people get better. I was disappointed.

Before I get into the document itself, however, I should outline my understanding of suicide.

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