Monitoring of the suicide prevention programme and proposals for indicators

A considerable part of the operational programme for suicide prevention comprises of a comprehensive network of service units which are in close collaborative contact with national networks. This approach connects programme goals with implementation, and ensures that objectives remain active and that information and data are collected systematically and in a timely manner.

Proposal 1: Real-time monitoring of suicide mortality and means of suicide in different population groups and geographical regions are followed up via the information system within forensic medicine.

Proposal 2: Healthcare registers are used to establish number of suicide attempts and means of suicide in different population groups and different geographical regions.

Proposal 3: Healthcare quality registers are used to monitor the number of patients (by diagnosis) receiving outpatient services within 7 days of being discharged from a hospital.