Suicide in Ghana: How Could the Community-Based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) Effectively Contribute to Its Prevention?
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4. Fleischmann A, Arensman E, Berman A et al (2016). Overview evidence on interventions for population suicide with an eye to identifying best-supported strategies for LMICs. Glob Ment Health (Camb), 3:e5.
5. Ministry of Health-Ghana (2014). Accelerating attainment of Universal Health Coverage and bridging the access inequity gap:National Community Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Policy.
6. Hegerl U, Althaus D, Schmidtke A et al (2006). The alliance against depression: 2-year evaluation of a community-based intervention to reduce suicidality. Psychol Med, 36(9):1225-33.
7. World Health Organization (2018). Preventing suicide: a community engagement toolkit. WHO.
8. Székely A, Thege BK, Mergl R et al (2013). How to decrease suicide rates in both genders? An effectiveness study of a community-based intervention (EAAD). PLoS One, 8(9):e75081.
9. Isaac M, Elias B, Katz LY et al (2009). Gatekeeper training as preventative intervention for suicide: a systematic review. Can J Psychiatry, 54(4):260-8.
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ASSAN A, AIKINS M, TAKIAN A. Suicide in Ghana: How Could the Community-Based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) Effectively Contribute to Its Prevention?. Iran J Public Health. 2019;48(11):2097-2099.
