Preventing suicide by young people requires integrative strategies

Lin, Ping‐I; Dudley, Michael J

doi:10.5694/mja2.51364

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In reply: We are delighted that our recent editorial1 received positive and inspiring feedback from Malhi and colleagues.2 Indeed, reducing disease burdens associated with suicidal thoughts or behaviour requires not only integrative intervention and prevention programs but also evidence‐based approaches informed by in‐depth knowledge of mechanisms.

1 University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
2 Adolescent Service, Prince of Wales and Sydney Children’s Hospitals, Sydney, NSW

Correspondence: m.dudley@unsw.edu.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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