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Programa de Prevenção ao Suicídio: estudo de caso em um município do sul do Brasil

2012; ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE COLETIVA; Volume: 17; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1413-81232012000800013

ISSN

1678-4561

Autores

Marta Conte, Stela Nazareth Meneghel, Aline Gewehr Trindade, Roger Flores Ceccon, Lílian Zielke Hesler, Claudia Weyne Cruz, Regina Francisca Soares, Sanderlei Pereira, Irani da Silva de Jesus,

Tópico(s)

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Resumo

This article focuses on the theme of suicide prevention based on analysis of a work in progress. A case study of the Program for Promotion of Life and Suicide Prevention of Candelária in the State of Rio Grande do Sul was conducted. It is a Brazilian municipality that has high suicide mortality rates in the general population and among the elderly. The scope of this paper is to present a experience that has proved successful and is based on a local initiative. The data presented here result from participant observation, interviews with the team carrying out the work, discussion groups and document analysis. The following categories were used: line of care, management and evaluation process. The results of intervention show that suicide rates declined from 5 deaths per year (21/100,000 inhabitants) between 1996 and 2000 to 3.6 deaths per year (12/100,000 inhabitants) between 2007 and 2009. The study establishes a dialogue with the experiences of others locations and provides contributions to prevention programs that can be set up in Brazil.

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