ArticleBMC psychiatry2019
Are national suicide prevention programs effective? A comparison of 4 verum and 4 control countries over 30 years.
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- The impact of national suicide prevention strategies on suicide rates in the Region of the Americas: An interrupted time-series analysis using WHO Global Health Estimates.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Characteristics of Youth Crisis App Users: Mental Health Service Access and Barriers and Perceptions of Helpfulness.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Suicide prevention plans and suicide mortality in Spain, 2010-2023: an interrupted time-series analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Re-evaluating National Suicide Prevention Month: Strategic Timing and Enhanced Impact.Critical public health · 2025Article
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- Advancing suicide prevention in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Occupational class differences in male suicide risk in Finland from 1970 to 2019.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Temporal Trends and Characteristics of Adult Patients in Emergency Department Related to Suicide Attempt or Self-Harm in Korea, 2016-2020.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Suicide trends among Australian construction workers during years 2001-2019.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Long-Term Use and Application of Systematic Tailored Assessment for Responding to Suicidality (STARS) Protocol Following Original Training.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Early marriage, stressful life events and risk of suicide and suicide attempt: a case-control study in Iran.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Genetic contributions to suicidal thoughts and behaviors.Psychological medicine · 2021Review
- Rural-urban differences in suicide attempts and mortality among young people in northern Sweden, 1998-2017: A register-based study.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2020Article
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- Global goals and suicide prevention in the Circumpolar North.Indian journal of psychiatryReview
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Abstract
backgroundSuicide and non-fatal suicidal behavior are significant public health issues worldwide requiring effective preventive interventions.
methodsThe aim of the present study was to analyze the effectiveness of national suicide prevention programs taking a statistical approach involving the segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series data.
resultsThis study demonstrates that National Suicide Prevention Programs are effective, but this effect seems to correlate with age and sex. Our data have shown a statistical significant decline in suicide rates in the verum countries in males, with the strongest effects in groups aged 25-to-44 years and 45-to-64 years.
conclusionOur study implies that the implementation of a national strategy is an effective tool to reduce suicide rates.
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