TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Developing a community-based suicide prevention program in primary health care
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Farahbakhsh, Mostafa
A1  - Azizi, Hosein
A1  - Fakhari, Ali
A1  - Esmaeili, Elham Davtalab
A1  - Barzegar, Habibeh
A1  - Sarbazi, Ehsan
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Currently, suicide has become one of the most critical public health challenges in low-and middle-income countries facing community mental health more broadly. However, most healthcare systems haven't efficient Suicide Prevention Programs (SPP), and only 18% of countries have a suicide registry system. In Malekan County of Iran, suicidal behaviors were recognized as a serious public health issue via a health community assessment. This study was aimed to describe the developing steps of a community-based SPP in Malekan County including review of systematic reviews, expert testimony, report to the health system, improving suicide registry coverage, conducting research, follow upping of suicide attempters, training gatekeepers, and public education campaign in the hot spots. These suggested the need to reinforce evaluate the effectiveness of the national health perspective in addressing the issues of suicide and suicidal behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00875-w
ID  - ref1
ER  -