The zero suicide approach: style over substance.

Ouliaris, Calina; Gunaratne, Pramudie; Ryan, Christopher; Rosenberg, Sebastian; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Gill, Neeraj · Br J Psychiatry · 2025

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Abstract

The zero suicide approach is based on the belief that all deaths from suicide in healthcare settings are preventable. We caution that the narrow focus on suicide prevention as a key indicator for measuring mental health system performance may have adverse consequences.

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