Suicides reduced by 17 per cent in new collaborative prevention programme

(University of York) A new suicide prevention programme which includes swift access to specialist care and 12 months of telephone follow-ups has shown to reduce deaths by 17 per cent. The programme, called Suicide Prevention by Monitoring and Collaborative Care (SUPREMOCOL) brought together care services and key community agencies to create a cohesive network who worked together with the aim of diminishing preventable deaths by suicide.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news