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Suicide Mortality Review Committee report released
Suicide is a major cause of death in New Zealand and the most common cause of death for young people. In 2012, 549 New Zealanders took their own lives with suicide rates being much higher in males.
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Suicide Mortality Review Committee responds to increase in annual suicide figures
Responding to provisional annual suicide figures for 2017/18, the Suicide Mortality Review Committee (SuMRC) has called on all sectors and communities to work better together to reduce suicide deaths in New Zealand.
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Guidelines for reporting on and talking about suicide in Aotearoa
This series of guidelines will equip journalists, families and whānau for reporting on and talking about suicide in Aotearoa.
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Ngā Rāhui Hau Kura (Suicide Mortality Review Committee Feasibility Study 2014–15)
In September 2013, the Ministry of Health contracted the Health Quality & Safety Commission to trial suicide mortality review, an action contained in the New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2013–16.
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Suicide Mortality Review Committee position statement on the impacts of COVID-19
A position statement from the Suicide Mortality Review Committee on the impacts of COVID-19.
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Suicide rates unacceptably high – mortality review committee
The provisional rates of suicide released yesterday continue to raise serious concerns for the Suicide Mortality Review Committee (SuMRC).
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SuMRC response to Chief Coroner’s release of provisional suicide statistics
The Suicide Mortality Review Committee (SuMRC) welcomes the Chief Coroner’s annual report on provisional suicide statistics released today. The figures suggest an overall decrease in deaths by suicide in Aotearoa.
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Blog: Rise in Māori suicide deaths intolerable – Suicide Mortality Review Committee
A new report from the Ministry of Health shows a steep rise since 2009 in death by suicide of Māori aged 25 to 44 years.
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Warning bells as health and social policy ignores Asian mental health
The Suicide Mortality Review Committee says health and social policy should not ignore Asian mental health.
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Te Mauri The Life Force I Rangatahi suicide report I Te pūrongo mō te mate whakamomori o te rangatahi
This report asks why rangatahi, compared with non-Māori young people, have higher rates of death by suicide and what Aotearoa New Zealand is doing, and what else we could do, to prevent rangatahi from taking their lives by suicide.