For many chronic conditions, rest has long been the standard of care, but today we are witnessing a true paradigm shift: scientific studies show that physical activity (PA) has...

Effective interventions to prevent suicide exist, as demonstrated by the scientific literature. This finding has led government authorities and public health professionals to adopt this...

"La Santé en action" addresses suicide prevention from the perspective of the interventions and prevention measures implemented in France. You will find a bibliographic selection of the...

Several international programs—including Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM), “Jeunes conscients de leur santé mentale”—have highlighted an effective strategy for preventing suicide and...

Paradoxically, sweeping suicide under the rug hinders any possibility of prevention. The right words to discuss suicide or a suicide attempt do exist, in the form of reporting that is...

Suicide prevention in France relies in particular on the training of three types of professionals with distinct roles: the sentinel, the suicide risk assessor, and the crisis responder....

The National Union for Suicide Prevention (UNPS) emphasizes the importance of the telephone counseling services provided by organizations as part of the current system for providing...

The VigilanS program is available to anyone who has attempted suicide. The goal is to maintain contact—by phone or mail—and to provide the most appropriate follow-up care if necessary....

Moved by the final writings of people who had taken their own lives, psychiatrist Jérôme Motto came up with the idea of reaching out again to everyone who had attempted suicide. This...

The Xavier-Marmier Comprehensive High School in Pontarlier (Doubs) has nearly 1,500 students, including 280 boarding students. A teaching assistant and a nurse completed the “Suicide...