| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 醫學人文研究所 === 97 === The sucide rate for the last fifty year was soaring constantly. In year 2000, around 1 million people died of suicide in the world. It was the main cause of the death between 20 and 50 age group. It was estimated the economic cost in hundreds million dollars due to self harm every year. The medical resources were not sufficient in Hsinchu County, after it becomes local suicide prevention center, gatekeeper’s training was held to educate more people to understand the “Question, Persuad, and Refer (QPR theory)” and the method of suicide prevention.
This research taken at Hsinchu county, 383 persons were surveyed by methods of questionnaires and telephone poll to evaluate the literacy and the use of mental health resources nearby. This study would offer local government valuable information for future suicide preventtion and social policy making.
The result showed that people are more likely to attempt when they are divorced, jobless, low socioeconomic status, or higher Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS-5) score, but they didn’t find help. Under the logistic regression, gender, age, education, and the frequency of getting sick and pharmacy drug purchase, we could predict the literacy of mental health resources. Gender, age, and the literacy of mental health are factors, which would determines whether people would use mental health resources.
For the future suicide prevention policy in Hsinchu County, it is important to promote gatekeeper training programs and psychoeducation about depression and suicide. Furthermore, to create a website platform with professional cooperation, as a facility for general public to seek and uncover the need of mental health related issues.
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