In 2019, the conference program included the following: Prof. Keith Hawton (Self-harm and suicide among young people), Prof. Diego De Leo (Loneliness – A risk factor for suicide), Dr. Derek de Beurs (The network approach to understand suicidal behaviour), Prof. Kostas Fountoulakis (Possible determinants of differences in suicidal rates among countries and especially in Europe), Prof. Erkki Isometsä (Suicide in mood disorders – Importance of temporal factors), Dr. Patryk Stecz (Attitudes towards suicide and suicide prevention), and other presentations by Slovenian and foreign researchers and professionals. A programme and abstract book (editors: Diego De Leo and Vita Poštuvan) was published within the conference. The conference represents an important socio-economic contribution of our work in Slovenia, as it helps to strengthen mental health literacy with an emphasis on improving the understanding of severe distress and suicidal behaviour and to form connections students and mental health professionals.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 1541309892Programme members prepared a press release and participated in a press briefing on World Suicide Prevention Day 2019. World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 is celebrated on 10th September. Press briefing took place on 4th September, in cooperation of the organizations: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenian Association for Suicide Prevention, National association for quality of life Ozara, and UP IAM Slovene Centre for Suicide Prevention. On the basis of the press release and briefing, several contributions were published in Slovenian media (television, print).
B.06 Other
Dr. Vita Poštuvan wrote the manual Talking about suicide, which is aimed at anyone who comes into contact with an individual in distress; and intends to ask him about suicidal thoughts and to talk to him about it. The handbook is an extremely important novelty in Slovenia, as it empowers the gatekeepers (individuals who are in daily close contact with vulnerable groups; e.g. teachers and other pedagogical workers, social workers, police officers, healthcare workers, paramedics, priests, youth leaders, caterers, etc.), as well as all other individuals who recognize severe distress in a person in their community. It provides practical support to a person who wants to make contact with an individual in distress in starting and directing a conversation about the difficult topic of suicidal thoughts and behaviours, which is still a taboo. The manual can be reached in printed and electronic form, which enables a quick and easy to access to anyone.
F.35 Other
COBISS.SI-ID: 302806528The objective of this paper is to outline the methodology of the International Study of Definitions of English-Language Terms for Suicidal Behaviours (ISDELTSB). The ISDELTSB is a worldwide survey based on one ‘designated expert’ per each WHO-registered country. This study aims to map the international use of definitions and terms for suicidal behaviour and ideation and favour the future use of an internationally shared set of terms and definitions. This will hopefully avoid undue duplication of efforts and reliably permit meta-analysis of data produced in different countries.
F.31 Development of standards
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