Effectiveness of a communal, multilevel, interdisciplinary suicide prevention program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Completed suicide (CS) is among the leading causes of death. Suicide attempts (SAs) are more frequent and are a significant contributor to overall morbidity. However, there is only few data on community-based suicide prevention using systemic approaches. We have implemented a communal suicide prevention program and tested whether it reduced the number of SA and CS.

Methods

"FraPPE" comprised measures proposed by previous studies: low-threshold outpatient services, a SA postvention, a hotline targeting individuals with suicidal intent, qualification of gatekeepers and general practitioners, and a campaign to refer SA cases to psychiatric services and antistigma campaigns. The intervention lasted for 25 months.

Results

For CS, 7.7 cases per month were recorde

SUBMITTER: Reif-Leonhard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12438983 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature