Iran's National Suicide Prevention Program

[Suicide Prevention Austria (SUPRA) : the implementation of a national suicide prevention program].

Suicide Prevention Austria (SUPRA) is a package of measures which should help the Austrian ministry of health to realize an evidence based suicide prevention program. That such a program is indispensible can be seen on the fact that suicide is on the second position as cause of death in male Austrians up to the age of forty. The concept itself summarizes successful national programs which fit t...

National Program on Amblyopia Prevention in Islamic Republic of Iran

Canada needs a national suicide prevention strategy.

Heartsick over the loss of more than 800 Inuit who have seen no way through their pain except to end their own lives,1 Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami (ITK), the national Inuit political association, recently released an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy.2 The culturally specific strategy is intended to address the glaring void that has been left by Canada’s lack of a national suicide preventi...

A model program for youth suicide prevention.

Youth suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Nation wide it is the third leading cause of death in the 10-24 year old age group. The rate of suicide varies somewhat from state to state. In the state of Kentucky, youth suicide is the second leading cause of death. This article describes a grass root, community-based program for youth suicide prevention a...

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) keeps clinical practice guidelines up to date by identifying selected topics on asthma that warrant intensive review based on the level of research activity reflected in the published literature or the level of concern in clinical practice. The NAEPP Expert Panel identified key questions about asthma management and used a systematic r...