Strategies for managing suicide and self-harm in prisons / by M. McArthur, P. Camilleri & H. Webb.

Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1999.

20702

Prisoners -- Suicidal behaviour -- Australia.

Prisoners -- Self destructive behaviour -- Australia.

Suicide -- Prevention.

Previous research has consistently shown that suicide is the leading cause of death in Australian prisons. This paper provides a summary of current program initiatives and strategies for minimising self harm that are operating in Australian prisons. - Publisher's website.

0642241236

6 p.