Draft action plan has blind spot around rural suicide prevention

This is an early online publication of a commentary piece due to appear in the 11 December print issue

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Draft action plan has blind spot around rural suicide prevention

Fiona Bolden

Tuesday 10 December 2024, 04:12 PM

Sixty-four per cent more rural men in the 15–44-age bracket take their own lives than their urban counterparts [Image: ChristopherIngram on iStock]

The Government’s plan to prevent suicide has a blind spot when it comes to rural communities, where suicide rates are higher, and support is harder to access, argues Fiona Bolden

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