Suicide is prevalent in all countries and is largely preventable. The causes of suicide are multiple and varied. Social determinants of suicide are crucial, but to date these have received insufficient policy attention. This paper, which is the first in a Series on taking a public health approach to suicide prevention, argues for a major change in the way we think about suicide and its prevention. This Series paper presents a public health model that emphasises the broad social determinants of suicide and describes a framework through which these might be addressed. We argue for a policy reset that would take national suicide prevention strategies to the next level. Such policies would become whole-of-government endeavours that tackle major social determinants of suicide at their source. We also argue that high-quality data and methodologically rigorous evaluation are integral to this public health approach.

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预防自杀：解决全球问题的公共卫生方法


自杀在所有国家都很普遍，而且在很大程度上是可以预防的。自杀的原因是多种多样的。自杀的社会决定因素至关重要，但迄今为止，这些因素尚未得到足够的政策关注。这篇论文是关于采取公共卫生方法预防自杀的系列文章中的第一篇，主张我们对自杀及其预防的看法发生重大变化。本系列论文提出了一个公共卫生模型，该模型强调了自杀的广泛社会决定因素，并描述了一个可以解决这些问题的框架。我们主张进行政策重置，将国家自杀预防策略提升到一个新的水平。这些政策将成为整个政府的努力，从源头上解决自杀的主要社会决定因素。我们还认为，高质量的数据和方法严格的评估是这种公共卫生方法不可或缺的一部分。