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Suicide Policy Research (journal)
Suicide Policy Research Journal
About the Journal
This is an open access academic journal in English that deals with themes related to comprehensive suicide policy, including interdisciplinary and international research results, daily support activities, and local suicide countermeasures based on scientific evidence.
The journal aims to promote measures through private-academic-public sector collaboration, and to showcase a wide range of research that contributes to policy making and social contribution, working towards realising a society where no one is driven to suicide.
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〈Call for Papers〉
JSCP is currently accepting submissions for Suicide Policy Research [English Original] (Volume６, No. 1). There will be no special feature, therefore, the theme is broadly related to suicide and suicide prevention. For details, please refer to the Submission Guidelines and Writing Guidelines.
Those wishing to submit a manuscript should include the following information by the respective deadlines: name, affiliation, manuscript category, and (tentative) title via E-mail to the JSCP Journal Editorial Board Secretariat. The completed manuscript should also be submitted to the same E-mail address.
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ISSN Information
Print ISSN 2433-6793
Online ISSN 2433-2402
Published by Japan Suicide Countermeasures Promotion Center
New Publication
Suicide Policy Research Volume 4 No.1 2025 （March 31, 2025）
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- Suicide Policy Research is Being Reconstituted as a Journal Dedicated to Advancing Suicide Prevention Measures
- Integrating Social and Cultural Research into the LIVE LIFE Framework for Implementation and Localisation of a National Strategy
- Essential Skills for Suicide Prevention Data Analysts
- Suicide Rates and Countermeasures in South Korea:Emphasis on Recent Legislative Reforms Focused on Young Adults
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Vol.3 No.1 2020 (Published: Dec. 25, 2020)
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- Possible explanations of the decrease in suicide during the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Increase in Suicide during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan:Possible link between Contingent Employment and Suicide by VAR Time-Series Analysis
Volume 2, No.2 (Published: June 20, 2019)
※Published by Japan Support Center for Suicide Countermeasures (JSSC)
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- The Key Policies of Japan’s Suicide Countermeasures
- How Does Community Engagement Pertain to Suicide Countermeasures?
- Teaching Primary and Secondary School Students How to Raise an SOS:Three Practical Models for Nationwide Implementation
- Exploring New Directions in Suicide Countermeasures That Make Use of ICT
- Evidence for Suicide Prevention Education in Schools:Comparing Programs Abroad and Instruction on How to Raise an SOS
- The Current State of Youth Suicide Countermeasures from a Public Health Perspective
- Report on the tenth WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Forum
- Background to and Comments on the Guidebook for Those Bereaved
- Guidelines for the Comprehensive Support of Those Bereaved
- 자살 유가족 지원을 위한 종합 매뉴얼
- Law on Promotion of Surveys and Research to Facilitate Comprehensive and Effective Implementation of Suicide Countermeasures and Utilization, etc. of Outcomes thereof, etc.
Volume 2, No.1 (Published: April 20, 2018)
※Published by Japan Support Center for Suicide Countermeasures (JSSC)
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- Suicide Countermeasures for Attempted Suicide Survivors Based on the General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy
- Trends of Suicide and Suicide Countermeasures in Cambodia
- Local Suicide Countermeasure Policy Packages
- Guidelines for Municipal Suicide Countermeasure Planning
- 시정촌 자살대책계획 수립 지침서 〜누구도 자살로 내몰리지 않는 사회 실현을 목표로〜
- 자살대책기본법의 일부 개정한 법률안 신구 대조표
- The Second International Forum on Suicide Prevention Policy Research Evidence -Innovation of Suicide Countermeasures in Japan- Held on 20 Jan, 2018 Proceedings PDF
Volume 1, No.1 (Published: November 24, 2017)
※Published by Japan Support Center for Suicide Countermeasures (JSSC)
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- The Present Trend of Suicide Prevention Policy in Japan
- Basic Law on Suicide Countermeasures (Law No. 85 of 2006)
- Launch of the New General Principles of Suicide Policy in Japan
- General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy - Realizing a Society in Which No One Is Driven to Take Their Own Life -