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Final report – “Guidelines for Programmes of Suicide Prevention”
The project started in December 2002 and was completed on October 2004. It was financed by the Belgian Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, International Relations Department. The final product of the project – the document “Guidelines for country-based programmes of suicide prevention” provides information on principles needed to create effective suicide prevention strategies, at country, regional and local level. It is based on examples of national and regional strategies of suicide prevention in the WHO European Region and it also take into considerations the conclusions and recommendations of the conference “Suicide Prevention Strategies in Europe” hosted by the Belgian Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment in Brussels, 11-12 March 2004. The document aims especially at stimulating action for the development of suicide prevention programme initiatives and is intended to serve as a tool for programme managers and policy-makers in public health sector, at governmental and non-governmental level.
For further information: Leen Meulenbergs, Advisor, International Relations Department, Belgian Federal Public Service for Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, tel. +32 2 214 42 83, fax +32 2 218 67 46, e-mail [email protected]
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