###BOLD#TEXT[Integrating the role of culture is critical in preventing suicide]###
- Written by leading suicide researchers
- Explores suicide in different cultural contexts
- Highlights how to conduct culturally sensitive studies
Building on the seminal work of Colucci and Lester (2013), this volume examines the unique perspective of the role culture plays in suicide research and prevention. With the current domination of individual and largely biomedical approaches in the field, these leading social scientists and suicide researchers carefully show how important integrating sociocultural factors is in helping to prevent people from dying by suicide and support those who live with suicidality.
The first section addresses the fundamental issues of why “culture” is of vital importance in understanding and preventing suicidal behavior, what the “cultural meaning” of suicide is, and where current research and theory are taking us. It concludes with a thought-provoking perspective on suicide as a staged performance. The second section features a mixed-methods cross-cultural study on the meanings of suicide in Australian, Indian, and Italian cultures. Additional chapters explore a culturally specific form of suicide (i.e., sati in India), suicide among Roma and Irish Travellers, and a community-based suicide prevention strategy for different populations, including migrants and refugees and people from low-and-middle-income Asian countries. The authors conclude with insightful recommendations for conducting culturally sensitive and meaningful studies.
This volume is essential reading for anyone involved in suicide research and prevention and more broadly to those interested in the sociocultural and political contexts of mental health.
###BOLD#TEXT[Praise for the book]###
###ITALIC#TEXT[“This excellent and very interesting book helps to rescue suicidology and suicide prevention practices from the unfortunately prevailing narrow medical-biological view.”]###
Danute Gailiene, PhD, Professor at the Centre of Suicidology, University of Vilnius, Lithuania
###ITALIC#TEXT[“This book goes beyond merely discussing how culture shapes individual thoughts, feelings, and behavior related to suicide, but also highlights the role of individuals as active agents, constantly making meaning, navigating and negotiating suicide within their cultural context.”]###Wenty Marina Minza, PhD, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sleman, Indonesia
###ITALIC#TEXT[“By proposing innovative and context-sensitive strategies, the book encourages researchers and practitioners to explore new avenues for preventing suicide in diverse cultural settings.”]###
Asha Banu Soletti, PhD, Professor at the Centre for Health and Mental Health, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
###ITALIC#TEXT[“This thought-provoking book is indispensable for researchers, clinicians, and policymakers seeking to develop more effective, culturally informed strategies for suicide prevention.”]###
Benny Prawira, MPsi, MSc, Founder of Into The Light Indonesia
