For many chronic conditions, rest has long been the standard of care, but today we are witnessing a true paradigm shift: scientific studies show that physical activity (PA) has...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

A literature review on the health needs of people with intellectual disabilities was conducted by Santé publique France as part of a partnership initiated in 2008 with the National...

Effective interventions to prevent suicide exist, as demonstrated by the scientific literature. This finding has led government authorities and public health professionals to adopt this...

"La Santé en action" addresses suicide prevention from the perspective of the interventions and prevention measures implemented in France. You will find a bibliographic selection of the...