Suicide Prevention in International Context: Progress and Challenges

In this course, Professor Ella Arensman, School of Public Health & National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, WHO Collaborating Centre on Surveillance and Research in Suicide Prevention, International Association for Suicide Prevention, updates viewers on suicide statistics at the global level, including regions and age groups most affected. Identifying 12 core components of national suicide prevention strategies, she explains what recent evidence shows relevant to each component and reviews the progress and challenges in implementing prevention programmes at a global level. Several country case examples are detailed.