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ArticleJMIR research protocols2025

Outcome Evaluation of a Multimodal Suicide Prevention Program Designed Through International Collaboration: Protocol for a Controlled Interrupted Time Series Study.

Jean-Daniel Carrier, Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Michel Walter, Katia Dumont, Massimiliano Orri, Sofian Berrouiguet, Christophe Lemey, Monique Séguin

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Jean-Daniel CarrierDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5908-7567
Marie-Claude GeoffroyMcGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8587-8378
Michel WalterMental Health Department, Brest Medical University Hospital, Brest, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3071-7673
Katia DumontCentre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0009-0905-8405
Massimiliano OrriMcGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1389-2610
Sofian BerrouiguetMental Health Department, Brest Medical University Hospital, Brest, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9148-6218
Christophe LemeyMental Health Department, Brest Medical University Hospital, Brest, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7308-7958
Monique SéguinDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau (Hull), QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5995-4587

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backgroundThe Coopération Québec-France contre la Dépression et l'Isolement (CQFD-I) initiative represents a collaborative effort between Outaouais, a region in Quebec, and Brest, a metropolitan area in France, to reduce suicide through a multimodal approach. CQFD-I integrates 5 key strategies: a web portal on depression, education of primary care physicians on depression, training for mental health professionals in suicide risk assessment and management, and standardized postcrisis outreach and outpatient monitoring protocols.

objectiveThis paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of CQFD-I in reducing outcomes related to suicidal behavior, namely suicide mortality, hospitalizations due to suicide attempts, and emergency room visits for suicide attempts, across the implementation sites compared to control areas.

methodsThe evaluation will use a controlled, segmented interrupted time series design, spanning 3 distinct phases: preimplementation (2015 to 2020), implementation (2020 to 2022), and postimplementation (2022 to 2024) phases. The outcomes will be (1) suicide mortality, (2) hospitalizations for suicide attempts, and (3) emergency room visits for suicide attempts. Datasets covering September 2015 to August 2024 will be provided by public health organizations in both jurisdictions, that is, the Institut national de la santé publique du Québec and Santé publique France. In Quebec, control sites will consist of the 14 other health regions with a population of at least 50,000, while in France, control sites will include the 18 metropolitan areas with a status comparable to that of Brest Métropole. The analysis will focus on age- and sex-adjusted monthly rates of the specified outcomes, with an emphasis on changes across the study phases to assess the putative effectiveness of the CQFD-I intervention. We hypothesize that each study outcome will decrease by 20% at implementation sites compared to control sites between the preimplementation and postimplementation phases.

resultsThis project is funded by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux du Québec, with access to data and expertise representing in-kind contributions from Santé publique France and Institut national de la santé publique du Québec. Data collection, led by the first author, will take place in September 2027 to allow for the delay required to confirm suicide deaths in official registers, with analysis planned between 2027 and 2028.

conclusionsTo our knowledge, this study will be the first to document the outcomes of a multimodal suicide prevention program targeting geographically defined areas within 2 countries, not limited to the European Union. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/66976.

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International CooperationOutcome Assessment, Health CareSuicide PreventionEmergency Service, HospitalFranceHospitalizationHumansInterrupted Time Series AnalysisProgram EvaluationQuebecSuicideSuicide, Attemptedcomplex interventioninterrupted time seriesmultimodal programoutcome evaluationpreventionsuicidal behaviorssuicide

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