Successful launch of a suicide prevention project
In mental health, younger age groups are more likely to experience exhaustion or depression as well as suicidal thoughts. Lucerne Psychiatry has developed a suicide prevention project in collaboration with supporting organizations.
At the beginning of 2021, the Lucerne Psychiatry together with Support and partner organizations the "Sero" project (Suicide Prevention Uniformly Organized Regionally). Lucerne Psychiatry evaluates the first year of the project as positive.
In collaboration with people who have experience of suicidal crises and specialists, a safety plan was developed in the first half of the project in which those affected can define individual courses of action for coping with a suicidal crisis.
Self management app development
The first-aid talks on suicidal ideation are offered mainly in central Switzerland. The regional group meetings and information events organized for this purpose have already met with lively interest, according to their own information. The prevention courses are currently offered to professionals in the city of Lucerne and agglomeration, and in the third stage (fall 2022) to the regions of Willisau, Wolhusen and Entlebuch, as well as the cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden.
A self-management app for suicidal people and their relatives is also currently being developed. This is currently still in the programming phase. The free app should be available for download at the end of 2022.
Source: lups.ch
