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An Analysis of suicide in Indigenous communities of north Queensland: the historical, cultural and symbolic landscape
This is the first systematic and comprehensive examination of suicides in Aboriginal communities in Queensland based on community records and available mortality figures. The data provides a picture which is notably different from that for suicide generally, in Queensland and across Australia.
An analysis of suicide in Indigenous communities of north Queensland: the historical, cultural and symbolic landscape (PDF 3179 KB large file)
The same publication in smaller sections:
Cover pages (PDF 227 KB) - includes cover page, title page, copyright and acknowledgements
Contents (PDF 12 KB) - includes table of contents, figures, tables, graphics and acronyms
Executive summary (PDF 14 KB)
Background of the project and methods (PDF 14 KB)
Rationale and structure of the report (PDF 10 KB)
Literature review (PDF 15 KB)
Patterns and correlates of suicide in Far North Queensland (PDF 36 KB)
The symbolic meaning and cultural context of hanging
- Meaning and context - part 1 (PDF 14 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 2 (PDF 330 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 3 (PDF 36 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 4 (PDF 25 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 5 (PDF 663 KB large file)
- Meaning and context - part 6 (PDF 154 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 7 (PDF 182 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 8 (PDF 88 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 9 (PDF 426 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 10 (PDF 394 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 11 (PDF 267 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 12 (PDF 56 KB)
- Meaning and context - part 13 (PDF 127 KB)
Commentary (PDF 86 KB)
References (PDF 41 KB)
Appendices (PDF 21 KB)
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Page last reviewed: 20 August 2010
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