On the occasion of the 12th National Suicide Prevention Days, which took place in February 2008, La Santé de l’homme met with Professor Michel Debout, president of the National Union for...

In the "Practical Assistance" section, an overview is presented, following a seminar held in June 1999 at the initiative of the Central-West Interregional Directorate for Education and...

The "Practical Guidance" section presents an analysis of perceptions regarding suicide, conducted during a seminar held in June 1999 at the initiative of the Central-West Interregional...

The hypothesis that homophobia is a risk factor for suicidal behavior provides the strongest explanation for the higher prevalence of suicide attempts among gay and bisexual populations....

Three million French people¹ have suffered from depression over the past twelve months, according to the INPES Health Barometer survey. And eight million people have experienced...

In his film *Looking for Eric*, British director Ken Loach strays somewhat from his usual themes—work, society, and history—to explore depression in a style that is part comedy, part...

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...

The complexity involved in preventing suicidal behavior requires the development of a multimodal, integrated prevention strategy that covers the entire population while adapting to...

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

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