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Preventing suicide in nursing homes is possible. Here are 3 things we can do to make a start

  • Written by Briony Murphy, Research fellow, Monash University
Preventing suicide in nursing homes is possible. Here are 3 things we can do to make a startMore than 50% of nursing home residents experience symptoms of depression.From shutterstock.com

Suicide among nursing home residents is a major concern. Between 2000 and 2013, around 140 Australian nursing home residents took their own lives.

This issue has been hidden for too long, and met with minimal efforts targeted at prevention.

We consulted...

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