Improving Suicide Prevention in Dutch Regions by Creating Local Suicide Prevention Action Networks (SUPRANET): A Study Protocol

Renske Gilissen, Derek De Beurs, Jan Mokkenstorm, Saskia Mérelle, Gé Donker, Sanne Terpstra, Carla Derijck, The SUPRANET (Suicide Prevention Action Network) Research Group and Gerdien Franx
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Renske Gilissen: Department of Research, 113 Suicide Prevention, 1100 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Derek De Beurs: Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), 3513 CR Utrecht, The Netherlands
Jan Mokkenstorm: Department of Research, 113 Suicide Prevention, 1100 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Saskia Mérelle: Public Health Service (GGD) Kennemerland, 2015 CK Haarlem, The Netherlands
Gé Donker: Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), 3513 CR Utrecht, The Netherlands
Sanne Terpstra: Department of Research, 113 Suicide Prevention, 1100 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carla Derijck: Department of Implementation, 113 Suicide Prevention, 1100 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands, c.derijck@113.nl (C.D.)
The SUPRANET (Suicide Prevention Action Network) Research Group: Department of Implementation, 113 Suicide Prevention, 1100 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands, c.derijck@113.nl (C.D.)
Gerdien Franx: Department of Implementation, 113 Suicide Prevention, 1100 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands, c.derijck@113.nl (C.D.)

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: The European Alliance against Depression (EAAD) program is to be introduced in The Netherlands from 2017 onwards. This program to combat suicide consists of interventions on four levels: (1) increasing the awareness of suicide by local media campaigns; (2) training local gatekeepers, such as teachers or police officers; (3) targeting high-risk persons in the community; and (4) training and support of professionals in primary care settings. The implementation starts in seven Dutch pilot regions. Each region is designated as a Suicide Prevention Action NETwork (SUPRANET). This paper describes the SUPRANET program components and the evaluation of its feasibility and impact. The findings will be used to facilitate the national implementation of EAAD in The Netherlands and to add new findings to the existing literature on EAAD.

Keywords: implementation; suicide prevention; multi-level; community approach; European Alliance against Depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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