The complexity involved in preventing suicidal behavior requires the development of a multimodal, integrated prevention strategy that covers the entire population while adapting to...

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...

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 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....

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...

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....

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...

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...

"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...

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...