Development and Implementation of Suicide Prevention Activities - Report from Slovenia

On-going development and sustainable implementation of suicide prevention activities seem to be important factors that contribute to lower suicide rates over several years. In Slovenia, new programmes, initiatives and suicide prevention and research centres have emerged in the last decades. In our chapter we are presenting very well accepted project Let’s Talk about Suicide and its impact on the society. The project is aimed to decrease suicidal behaviour among different high-risk groups. It integrates research, prevention and intervention through different activities targeting healthcare professionals, school counsellors and media.

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