Iran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract: (3089 Views)
The national suicide prevention program integrated into PHC (Primary Health Care) in 2010 after promising results yielded by field clinical trial conducted in 2008 and 2009 [1,2]. The program implemented nationwide by Ministry of Health, Mental Health Bureau (MoH-MHB) through:
- Providing the national program to the mental health officers of the provinces
- Holding training programs for different levels of health staff for the three levels of PHC by cascade style
- Developing educational manual for different levels of health staff
- Holding re-training workshops annually for the health staff
- Providing budget for the provinces as mental health budget globally
- Supervision and observation of the implementation of the program annually
Parallel with the national suicide prevention program, a pilot study was conducted in 2009 on suicide registration in some provinces and their cities and districts. The successful results led the research studies [3] to develop a web-based registration program nationwide. The program was extended to other provinces and currently is executed in almost all provinces. The registration program was conducted by:
- Developing educational manual for the mental health officer of each district
- Training the mental health officer
- Providing required equipment such as computer and internet network
- Providing regular supervision and monitoring from MoH-MHB.
- Establishing an information center as portal registration system in MoH-MHB, working with PHC, collecting and collating the data.
After six years executing of the program, the MoH-MHB has decided to conduct an external evaluation of the programs through a systematic, comprehensive methodology by national and international consultants.
Type of Study:
Research |
Subject:
Special Received: 2019/09/21 | Accepted: 2019/09/21 | Published: 2019/09/21