Effective Measures Taken by the State to Prevent Suicide

Abstract

Suicide is the most important global problem not only for us, but also for the health of the whole world, but it can be avoided. Human and financial resources must be made available. Stakeholders should be representatives of public authorities, especially the Ministry of Health, and the programs of the Ministry of Health should be of interest to other institutions, such as education, the media, the court, employment, social services, municipalities, the religious sector, the police, and NGOs.Prevention was a State responsibility, although it was difficult to find a service that prevented suicide. There is no hotline that works specifically in this direction, and there is no state suicide prevention program. According to the Ministry of Health, the working group is preparing a concept, but this process has been going on for years, for this, the Ministry of Health must cooperate with various government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Of course, political support is important and necessary, without which no strategy can become a real plan. Important factors are combating stigma, raising public awareness, identifying risks, effective intervention, accurate reporting and analysis of existing cases, current and subsequent monitoring of measures taken. It should also restrict access to suicide (firearms and firearms), identify risk groups at an early stage, have no formal psychological detention centers in schools, provide educational materials for demonstrations, train health professionals and cooperate with government agencies in combating suicide. Media involvement. The role and authority of public institutions must be strengthened. Reduction of all listed risk factors in the world experience is directly proportional to the reduction of suicide cases. It is desirable and necessary that schools, together with the Ministry of Health, produce a special documentary program material for schools, which will be rich in information that will give students some knowledge, as well as show the problems around them or the problems in them. In a “difficult” period, they turned to specialists for help. Today, it is necessary to develop a national suicide prevention strategy in the country, as developed in 28 European countries. A key element of the strategy should be to consider prevention as a multisectoral priority: to cover not only the health sectors, but also the education, employment, and social welfare sectors. The strategy should take into account the cultural and social context of the country. Prevention strategies should be developed for the entire population, including access to health care, improved mental health, reduced alcohol abuse, restrictions on medications that can lead to suicide, and media coverage of suicides. The main goal of the country should be to prevent and have an epidemiological base in adolescents on such problematic issues as symptoms of depression and anxiety, hyperactivity, suicidal thoughts and behavior, poor behavior, as well as the frequency of alcohol use, smoking and illicit drug use, as well as physical activity, sleep, the Internet. Frequency and purpose of use, all of the factors listed are strongly associated with suicidal behavior.