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World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

More than 700 000 people lose their life to suicide every year. The world is not on track to reach the 2030 suicide reduction targets. WHO advocates for countries to take action to prevent suicide, ideally through a comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy. Governments and communities can contribute to suicide prevention by implementing LIVE LIFE – WHO’s approach to starting suicide prevention so that countries can build on it further to develop a comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy. The guide is for all countries, with or without a national suicide prevention strategy; national or local focal points for suicide prevention, mental health, alcohol or NCDs; and community stakeholders with a vested interest or who may already be engaged in implementing suicide prevention activities. Excecutive Summary available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanisch here

Tags: Prevention, suicide, guideline, Mental Health, Youth, community health, strategy, prevention,

Source: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/

World Health Organization WHO, PAHO (2021) C_WHO

Cada año, más de 700.000 personas pierden la vida por suicidio, la cuarta causa principal de mortalidad entre las personas de 15 a 29 años y la tercera entre las niñas de 15 a 19 años. La reducción de la tasa mundial de mortalidad por suicidio en un tercio para el 2030 es un indicador de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas, pero el mundo no está bien encaminado para lograr las metas mundiales y muchas más personas perderán la vida por una causa evitable. La OMS ha elaborado esta guía a fin de apoyar a los países para que ejecuten intervenciones eficaces clave basadas en la evidencia usando como punto de partida el enfoque multisectorial VIVIR LA VIDA, que les permitirá establecer una respuesta nacional integral para prevenir el suicidio. Excecutive Summary available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanisch here

Tags: Prevention, suicide, guideline, Mental Health, Youth, community health, strategy, prevention, salud mental, suicido, prevención, salud adolescente, adolescentes, psicología,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

Every life matters: Understanding suicide and its impact

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2021) CC

Tags: suicide, Mental Health, myths, Impact,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Every life matters: Understanding suicide and its impact. Time for Action: What each of us can do?

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2021) CC

Tags: suicide, Mental Health, myths, Impact,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Suicide Mortality in the Americas. Regional Report 2010–2014

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

Suicide is a serious public health problem surrounded by stigma, myths, and taboos. With an annual average of 81,746 suicide deaths in the period 2010–2014 and an age-adjusted suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 population (age-unadjusted rate of 9.6), suicide continues to be a public health problem of great relevance in the Region of the Americas. Contrary to common belief, suicides are preventable with timely, evidence-based, and often low-cost interventions. It is estimated that for each suicide that occurs, there are more than 20 attempts. Suicide can occur at any age and it is the third highest cause of death among young people between the ages of 20 and 24 in the Region of the Americas

Tags: suicide, mortality rate, report, Americas,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

Mental Health in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic

National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru India; Dept. of Psychiatry (2020) CC

Guidance for General Medical and Specialised Mental Health Care Settings

Tags: Mental Health, COVID-19, India, National Guidelines, Quarantine, suicide, stress, substance abuse,

Source: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/COVID19Fina

Mental health, men and culture: how do sociocultural constructions of masculinities relate to men’s mental health help-seeking behaviour in the WHO European Region?

World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC

Men are less likely than women to seek help for mental health issues and are much more likely to commit suicide. This scoping review examined recent evidence published in English and Russian on the role of socially constructed masculinity norms in men’s help-seeking behaviour for mental health issues. The key sociocultural barriers to men’s help-seeking pertaining to masculinity norms were identified as self-reliance, difficulty in expressing emotions and self-control

Tags: cultural awareness, cultural influences, Mental Health, suicide, men, behaviour,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping with the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (2020) C1

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has compiled a selection of web pages and information sheets on mental health and coping with the effects of COVID-19. These resources are a selection from key organizations in the field. We will continue to update this list as new resources become available

Tags: mental health, links, resources, coronavirus,

Source: http://www.sprc.org/covid19

Preventing suicide: information for teachers and other people working in schools. Handouts

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

You can download handouts and posters directly from the website

Tags: suicide, Prevention, IEC Material, Schools, Youth,

Source: https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicid

Preventing suicide : information for teachers, emergency responders, employers, managers and employees; health workers. Videos

World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO

What emergency workers, health workers, teachers and employers can do to help prevent suicide

Tags: teachers, schools, IEC Material, Video, Suicide, Health Workers, emergency, disasters, humanitarian workers,

Source: https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicid

	Live life: an implementation guide for suicide prevention in countries World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(3) Download (2) Add to my MEDBOX More than 700 000 people lose their life to suicide every year. The world is not on track to reach the 2030 suicide reduction targets. WHO advocates for countries to take action to prevent suicide, ideally through a comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy. Governments and communities can contribute to suicide prevention by implementing LIVE LIFE – WHO’s approach to starting suicide prevention so that countries can build on it further to develop a comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy. The guide is for all countries, with or without a national suicide prevention strategy; national or local focal points for suicide prevention, mental health, alcohol or NCDs; and community stakeholders with a vested interest or who may already be engaged in implementing suicide prevention activities. Excecutive Summary available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanisch here Tags: Prevention, suicide, guideline, Mental Health, Youth, community health, strategy, prevention, Source: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/
	Vivir la vida. Guía de aplicación para la prevención del suicidio en los países World Health Organization WHO, PAHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(1) Download (1) Add to my MEDBOX Cada año, más de 700.000 personas pierden la vida por suicidio, la cuarta causa principal de mortalidad entre las personas de 15 a 29 años y la tercera entre las niñas de 15 a 19 años. La reducción de la tasa mundial de mortalidad por suicidio en un tercio para el 2030 es un indicador de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas, pero el mundo no está bien encaminado para lograr las metas mundiales y muchas más personas perderán la vida por una causa evitable. La OMS ha elaborado esta guía a fin de apoyar a los países para que ejecuten intervenciones eficaces clave basadas en la evidencia usando como punto de partida el enfoque multisectorial VIVIR LA VIDA, que les permitirá establecer una respuesta nacional integral para prevenir el suicidio. Excecutive Summary available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanisch here Tags: Prevention, suicide, guideline, Mental Health, Youth, community health, strategy, prevention, salud mental, suicido, prevención, salud adolescente, adolescentes, psicología, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	Every life matters: Understanding suicide and its impact World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2021) CC View PDF(1) Download (1) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: suicide, Mental Health, myths, Impact, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Every life matters: Understanding suicide and its impact. Time for Action: What each of us can do? World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East Asia (2021) CC View PDF(1) Download (1) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: suicide, Mental Health, myths, Impact, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Suicide Mortality in the Americas. Regional Report 2010–2014 Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(1) Download (1) Add to my MEDBOX Suicide is a serious public health problem surrounded by stigma, myths, and taboos. With an annual average of 81,746 suicide deaths in the period 2010–2014 and an age-adjusted suicide rate of 9.3 per 100,000 population (age-unadjusted rate of 9.6), suicide continues to be a public health problem of great relevance in the Region of the Americas. Contrary to common belief, suicides are preventable with timely, evidence-based, and often low-cost interventions. It is estimated that for each suicide that occurs, there are more than 20 attempts. Suicide can occur at any age and it is the third highest cause of death among young people between the ages of 20 and 24 in the Region of the Americas Tags: suicide, mortality rate, report, Americas, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	Mental Health in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru India; Dept. of Psychiatry (2020) CC View PDF(25) Download (18) Add to my MEDBOX Guidance for General Medical and Specialised Mental Health Care Settings Tags: Mental Health, COVID-19, India, National Guidelines, Quarantine, suicide, stress, substance abuse, Source: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/COVID19Fina
	Mental health, men and culture: how do sociocultural constructions of masculinities relate to men’s mental health help-seeking behaviour in the WHO European Region? World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC View PDF(4) Download (6) Add to my MEDBOX Men are less likely than women to seek help for mental health issues and are much more likely to commit suicide. This scoping review examined recent evidence published in English and Russian on the role of socially constructed masculinity norms in men’s help-seeking behaviour for mental health issues. The key sociocultural barriers to men’s help-seeking pertaining to masculinity norms were identified as self-reliance, difficulty in expressing emotions and self-control Tags: cultural awareness, cultural influences, Mental Health, suicide, men, behaviour, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Suicide Prevention Resource Center (2020) C1 Open external link (250) Add to my MEDBOX The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has compiled a selection of web pages and information sheets on mental health and coping with the effects of COVID-19. These resources are a selection from key organizations in the field. We will continue to update this list as new resources become available Tags: mental health, links, resources, coronavirus, Source: http://www.sprc.org/covid19
	Preventing suicide: information for teachers and other people working in schools. Handouts World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO Open external link (298) Add to my MEDBOX You can download handouts and posters directly from the website Tags: suicide, Prevention, IEC Material, Schools, Youth, Source: https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicid
	Preventing suicide : information for teachers, emergency responders, employers, managers and employees; health workers. Videos World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO Open external link (410) Add to my MEDBOX What emergency workers, health workers, teachers and employers can do to help prevent suicide Tags: teachers, schools, IEC Material, Video, Suicide, Health Workers, emergency, disasters, humanitarian workers, Source: https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicid

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