Suicide and attempted suicide in Nova Scotia, 1995-2004

Suicide and Attempted Suicide in Nova Scotia 1995–2004 A REPORT Suicide and Attempted Suicide in Nova Scotia 1995–2004 A REPORT February • 2009 © Crown copyright, Province of Nova Scotia, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-55457-283-0 Suicide and Attempted Suicide in Nova Scotia (1995–2004): A Report Population Health Research Unit (Dalhousie University) in collaboration with the Nova Scotia Department of Health Pr [...] In particular, the Department of Health Promotion and Protection acknowledges with great appreciation all of the contributions made by the members of the steering committee established to help guide the development of this report and assist in the data analysis and interpretation. [...] The Nova Scotia Injury Prevention Strategy identifies addressing suicide as a priority, and in support, the Department of Health Promotion and Protection collaborated with many partners to launch the Nova Scotia Strategic Framework to Address Suicide in the fall of 2006. [...] For example, there were 114 completed suicides in 1999 in an overall population of 971,766, resulting in a crude death rate of 114/971,766 * 100,000 = 11.73 per 100,000 2. The frequency of hospitalizations for suicide attempts and suicide completions in comparison to other causes of hospitalization and death was also provided in this report. [...] This analysis compares the percentage of the suicide population that had a mental health contact with a provider one year prior to death to the average percentage contact during years 1995–2004 of the rest of the 40 Nova Scotia population in a fiscal year.