Suicide prevention and mental illness

What is it about?

The assumption by many that most people who die by suicide are mentally ill is incorrect, yet governments and healthcare services continue to suppose they can eradicate such tragedies by striving to improve healthcare and/or expect more of healthcare professionals. In reality, the evidence suggests most people who die by suicide are sane and simply reacting to life circumstances they find intolerable. Society has a role to play in reducing tragic outcomes, but it is unreasonable to expect healthcare professionals to completely eradicate suicide.

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