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Section 3 - Practicalities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2025

Rob Poole
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Bangor University
Murad M. Khan
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Aga Khan University
Catherine A. Robinson
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University of Manchester
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Preventing Suicide
An Evidence-Based Approach
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Print publication year: 2026

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