Prevention of suicidal behaviour: Results of a controlled community-based intervention study in four European countries.

ABSTRACT: The 'European Alliance Against Depression' community-based intervention approach simultaneously targets depression and suicidal behaviour by a multifaceted community based intervention and has been implemented in more than 115 regions worldwide. The two main aims of the European Union funded project "Optimizing Suicide Prevention Programmes and Their Implementation in Europe" were to optimise this approach and to evaluate its implementation and impact. This paper reports on the primary outcome of the intervention (the number of completed and attempted suicides combined as 'suicidal acts') and on results concerning process evaluation analysis. Interventions were implemented in four European cities in Germany, Hungary, Portugal and Ireland, with matched control sites. The intervention compri

SUBMITTER: Hegerl U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6844461 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature