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Suicide in public health
Suicide prevention has been thought of as the responsibility of mental health professionals within clinical settings between 2000-2010. As of 2019, suicide prevention is being recognised as a public health responsibility rather than within clinical settings due to the trend in increasing suicide rates. In 1960-2010, population-based risk reduction approaches have been used for other diseases such as myocardial infarction. However, as of 2019, the urgency of development of effective suicide prevention has been recognized by the CDC. While suicide is often thought of as an individual problem, suicides may impact families, communities, and society in general. The responsibility of public health would be to develop policies to reduce people’s risk of suicidal behaviour​ through addressing factors at the individual to societal levels. "Public health emphasizes efforts to prevent violence (in this case, toward oneself ) before it happens. This approach requires addressing factors that put people at risk for, or protect them from, engaging in suicidal behavior." The CDC has created a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline where they provide free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for people who are in need of such help, and best practices for professionals.