TY - JOUR
T1 - Suicide prevention strategies in Japan
T2 - A 15-year review (1998-2013)
AU - Takeshima, Tadashi
AU - Yamauchi, Takashi
AU - Inagaki, Masatoshi
AU - Kodaka, Manami
AU - Matsumoto, Toshihiko
AU - Kawano, Kenji
AU - Katsumata, Yotaro
AU - Fujimori, Maiko
AU - Hisanaga, Ayaka
AU - Takahashi, Yoshitomo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
PY - 2015/2/10
Y1 - 2015/2/10
N2 - Suicide is a global public health problem and solutions to it can be found only through a global dialog. The suicide rate in Japan has been alarming, but Japan has made substantial efforts to reduce this rate, making prevention a high priority. This report reviews the developmental stages of a comprehensive policy of suicide prevention in Japan from 1998 to 2013. Our review suggests that suicide prevention activities were facilitated by the 2006 BasicAct for Suicide Prevention and the 2007 General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy. Along with the establishment of a Special Fund program for local governments, the Basic Act and General Principles led to the development of a comprehensive and multi-sector approach to suicide prevention. Suicide rates in Japan, especially among middle-aged men, decreased consistently after 2009, suggesting that the initiatives were effective. Continuous monitoring is needed to evaluate Japan's suicide prevention policy.
AB - Suicide is a global public health problem and solutions to it can be found only through a global dialog. The suicide rate in Japan has been alarming, but Japan has made substantial efforts to reduce this rate, making prevention a high priority. This report reviews the developmental stages of a comprehensive policy of suicide prevention in Japan from 1998 to 2013. Our review suggests that suicide prevention activities were facilitated by the 2006 BasicAct for Suicide Prevention and the 2007 General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy. Along with the establishment of a Special Fund program for local governments, the Basic Act and General Principles led to the development of a comprehensive and multi-sector approach to suicide prevention. Suicide rates in Japan, especially among middle-aged men, decreased consistently after 2009, suggesting that the initiatives were effective. Continuous monitoring is needed to evaluate Japan's suicide prevention policy.
KW - Basic Act for Suicide Prevention
KW - Japan
KW - Suicide
KW - policy development
KW - suicide prevention
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U2 - 10.1057/jphp.2014.42
DO - 10.1057/jphp.2014.42
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25355234
AN - SCOPUS:84920520484
SN - 0197-5897
VL - 36
SP - 52
EP - 66
JO - Journal of Public Health Policy
JF - Journal of Public Health Policy
IS - 1
ER -
