December 2012 - Euregenas

Euregenas launches Online Library

by Dissemination lead

| Homepage, News
December 14, 2012

Following the approval of partners at the second Partner meeting in Dresden, the Euregenas Project is proud to present its Online library with Literature and Best practice reviews. With the Online library, the Euregenas project aims to provide a comprehensive and up to date overview of the current situation in...
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XXVII Meeting of Castilla and Leon Psychiatrist Association

by Dissemination lead

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December 14, 2012

During the XXVII Meeting of Castilla and Leon Psychiatrist Association, held in Valladolid the past 19-20 October, Dr. Manuel Franco gave a presentation on suicide prevention and the Euregenas Project. The presentation included an overview of the main suicide prevention programmes in Europe and in Spain. The aim was to...
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Västra Götaland network on suicide prevention launched!

by Dissemination lead

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December 14, 2012

On 17 October, Region Västra Götaland held the first meeting of its network for population-target suicide prevention. The network aims to raise awareness of why it is important to work with suicide prevention and includes representatives of Department for Public Health and the Health Board of Region Västra Götaland, seven municipalities...
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Non-fatal suicidal behaviour in Padua, Italy, in two different periods: 1992-1996 and 2002-2006.

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| attempted suicide, Italy, Literature review, Online library, Prevention Packages (WP6), Training Needs of GP‘s
December 6, 2012

Comportamento suicidiario ad esito non fatale a Padova (Italia) in due diversi periodi: 1992-1996 e 2002-2006 Kölves K., Vecchiato T., Pivetti M., Barbero G., Cimitan A., Tosato F., De Leo D. Italian 2011 Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology 46: 805–811 PURPOSE: The WHO/EURO multicentre study on suicidal behaviour showed the...
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Bereavement from Traumatic Deaths: Helping the Survivors

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| , Evaluation tool for support groups (WP8), Italy, Literature review, Online library, Self-help group, Survivor Support Groups
December 6, 2012

Lutto Traumatico: L’aiuto Ai Sopravvissuti De Leo D., Cimitan A., Dyregrov K., Grad O., Andriessen K. Italian 2011 "Traumatic Bereavement: Helping the Survivors" represents an original contribution to the problem of coping with an unexpected and violent death due to 'external' causes (suicide, homicide, natural disasters, road- and work-related accidents)....
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Euregenas at Health Care and Prevention Congress in Dresden

by Dissemination lead

| News
December 5, 2012

The Technische Universität Dresden team has developed a poster of the Euregenas project which was presented at the 11th German Congress for Health Care Research and at the 4th National Congress on Prevention. During the congresses, different poster sessions and lectures on the topics of medicine, dentistry and public health...
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Telephone helpline

by Christiane Hillger

| , Online library, Prevention Packages (WP6), United Kingdom
December 5, 2012

Samiratans United Kingdom ongoing High national profile Main aims: Previde confidential help and support for those desperate and lonely via a telephone helpline,Contact Samaritans any time for confidential support. Get in touch by telephone, email, letter and face to face in the UK and Ireland. Target group: whole population Of...
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Establish and support a local suicide reduction network to promote and share best practice in suicide reduction

by Christiane Hillger

| , Online library, Prevention Packages (WP6), United Kingdom
December 5, 2012

Network Co-ordination Cheshire Mersey Suicide Reduction Network United-Kingdom since 2009 Uses Network to bring momentium in supporting suicide reduction activities enabling sharing of best practice locally Main aims: To bring together strategic leaders from range of angencies to ensure regional focus on suicide reduction Target group: whole population Of relevance...
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Social Marketing / training

by Christiane Hillger

| , Online library, Prevention Packages (WP6), United Kingdom
December 5, 2012

State of Mind Community activists United Kingdom since 2011 Use of Social Marketing and sports icons to convey a positive message relating to Mental Heath, supported by cascade suicide awareness traing through all rugby leagues clubs nationally, aim of training is to support coachs in identifying players at all ages...
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Health Care

by Christiane Hillger

| , Online library, Prevention Packages (WP6), United Kingdom
December 5, 2012

7 day followup of those dischagred from MH hospital NHS United Kingdom since 2005 National target and Government policy, those discharged from hospital are a high risk group, visits are to reduce that risk Main aims: Ensure all patients discharged from a Mental Health hospital stay are visited at home...
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