The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent Suicide 1999

This introduces a blueprint for addressing suicide - Awareness, Intervention, and Methodology, or AIM - an approach derived from the collaborative deliberations of the conference participants. As a framework for suicide prevention. AIM includes 15 key recommendations that were refined from consensus and evidence-based findings presented at Reno conference. Recognizing that mental and substance abuse disorders confer the greatest risk for suicidal behavior, these recommendations suggest an important approach to preventing suicide and injuries from suicidal behavior by addressing the problems of undetected and undertreated mental and substance abuse disorders in conjunction with other public health approaches.