The National Union for Suicide Prevention (UNPS) emphasizes the importance of the telephone counseling services provided by organizations as part of the current system for providing...

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

Suicide prevention in France relies in particular on the training of three types of responders with distinct roles: the sentinel, the suicide risk assessor, and the crisis responder....

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...

In France, a health service for healthcare students (SESS) has been in operation throughout the country since the 2018–2019 academic year. The goal is twofold: first, to train future...

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...

An innovative process launched under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), this assessment measures the impacts—both positive and negative—that urban planning projects and...

In the Pays-de-la-Loire region, two urban renewal programs in Nantes-Saint-Herblain and Angers, as well as the flood prevention program on the island of Noirmoutier, were subject to a...

In the Port-du-Rhin neighborhood of Strasbourg, residents took part in a health impact assessment of an urban development project that affects their living environment and quality of...

In Monteneuf (Morbihan), the community café underwent a health impact assessment to determine its benefits for residents: the development of individual skills, the strengthening of...