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Suicide Human Tragedy, Global and Local Impact

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Suicide Human Tragedy, Global and Local
Impact Risk, Assessment and Prevention
Saturday, 1st October, 2011 Intercontinental
Hotel, Abu Dhabi 800 am - 400 pm 7.0 CME Hours
(Pending HAAD Approval)
To register, please see details on back of
card Fees AED 250/- per participant Fees for
groups of 5 or more AED 200/- per participant
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Suicide Human Tragedy, Global and Local Impact
Suicide Human Tragedy, Global and Local Impact

• SPEAKERS
• LEARNING OBJECTIVES

ABSTRACT Suicide is an enormous public health
problem around the world. Each year approximately
1 million people worldwide die by suicide, making
it one of the leading causes of death.
International data from the World Health
Organization (WHO) indicates that suicide occurs
in approximately 16.7 per 100,000 persons per
year and accounts for the 14th-leading cause of
death worldwide.   Suicide has become much more
common in children and adolescents than it used
to be. Statistics from the USA indicate that
suicide has become the third leading cause of
death for teenagers 15-19. Recent World Health
Organization data (Global School-based Student
Health Survey 2010) indicates that 15.5 of
Emirati students age 13-15 seriously considered
suicide as an option during the past 12 months
and about 13 actually attempted suicide one or
more times during the past year.   Of
adolescents who do commit suicide, 90 have at
least one diagnosable psychiatric disorder at the
time of their death. Most frequently it is major
depression, substance abuse disorder, or conduct
disorder.   The seriousness and scope of
suicide has led both the WHO and USA to call for
an expansion of data collection on the prevalence
of and risk factors for suicide, and redoubled
efforts to train health-care providers on
identifying early signs of suicide. The objective
is to raise awareness and increase the ability of
various professionals to provide urgent help,
thereby taking all necessary steps to minimize
the tragic but preventable cause of death.
Addressing these calls, ACPN offers this program
in an attempt to bring more awareness about
suicidal behavior, to discuss the prevalence of
suicide among children, adolescents and adults,
and to outline comprehensive approaches in
preventing suicide. TARGET AUDIENCE Physicians
and health care providers, educators, lawyers and
law enforcement personnel school counselors,
psychologists and social workers. .