Moved by the final writings of people who had taken their own lives, psychiatrist Jérôme Motto came up with the idea of reaching out to everyone who had attempted suicide. This...

Several international programs—including Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM)—have highlighted an effective strategy for preventing suicide and suicidal thoughts: raising young people’s...

Paradoxically, remaining silent about suicide hinders any possibility of prevention. The right words to discuss suicide or suicide attempts do exist, in the form of reporting that...

French authorities are set to establish a national hotline to improve suicide prevention efforts, thereby following experts' recommendations. According to available scientific studies,...

The VigilanS program is available to anyone who has attempted suicide. The goal is to maintain contact—via phone or mail—and to arrange the most appropriate follow-up care if necessary....

Xavier-Marmier Comprehensive High School in Pontarlier (Doubs) has nearly 1,500 students, including 280 boarders. A teaching assistant and a nurse completed the "Suicide Risk Prevention"...

Given the complexity of preventing suicidal behavior, we must develop a comprehensive, multimodal prevention strategy that covers the entire population while adapting to specific...

Training professionals and other key personnel in suicide prevention is one of the five priority areas of the national plan implemented to prevent suicidal behavior. The goal is to train...

In 2018, France adopted a "Mental Health and Psychiatry" roadmap, in which suicide prevention is a top priority. Effective prevention tools have been identified; the challenge now is to...

Martinique is prone to natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods. To mitigate their impact, the territory has established a system in which each municipality has its...