APPENDIX 3: RESOURCES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION IN DENMARK

General support

• SELVMORDSFORE­BYGGELSE: One portal for information related to suicide prevention for individuals at risk of suicide, being next of kin, media professionals and clinicians. The website links up to all existing resources, such as the Suicide Preventive Clinic in each of the regions: https://selvmordsforebyggelse.dk/
• KULKÆLDEREN: A peer-to-peer website for people with suicide thoughts. The website is being developed by the Papageno Group, a user panel with lived experiences of suicide thoughts (https://kulkaelderen.dk/)
• I-CARE: A peer-to-peer website for parents of children with suicide attempt. The website has been developed in collaboration with parents with lived experiences. On the website are videos of parents, an avatar, Q&A, and information (https://icareprojektet.dk/).

Telephone helplines

• LIVSLINIEN (https://www.livslinien.dk/) is and NGO and the national helpline for suicide prevention. They offer counselling by phone, chat, and e-mail. Open from 11AM to 5 AM each day.
• BØRNETELEFONEN (https://bornetelefonen.dk/) is a phone helpline with a focus on any problems that children and youth may experience. Open 24 hrs each day.
• STARTLINJEN (https://startlinjen.dk/) provides counselling for personal problems, loneliness, and life crises. Open from 4PM to 11PM each day.

For professionals

• E-LÆRING: An e-learning program for clinicians and health care staff in somatic setting. Can be accessed through the joint portal for suicide prevention (https://selvmordsforebyggelse.dk/fagpersoner/det-nationale-e-laeringsprogram/)
• TVÆRFAGLIGT SAMARBEJDE: Information, inspiration and concepts for cross-sectorial collaborations for suicide prevention. Material has been developed on national workshops. (https://selvmordsforebyggelse.dk/fagpersoner/inspiration-til-tvaergaaende-samarbejde/)
• LIVSMOD: Regional network of professionals and leaders in municipalities, hospital and other organizations in Northern Zealand. Focused on mental wellbeing and suicide prevention. Members of the network have access to workshops and seminars (https://livsmod.net/)

 Support for bereaved by suicide and affected by suicide attempt

• NEFOS: national NGO, which provides support and volunteer-based counselling for people bereaved by suicide or affected by suicidal behavior. Offers individual conversations and group-sessions with volunteer counsellors. (https://nefos.dk/)
• LANDSFORENINGEN FOR EFTERLADE: national NGO, which offers support and help to people bereaved or affected by suicidal behavior. Organizes café meeting and walk&talk events. (https://efterladte.dk/)

National alliances for suicide prevention

• NATIONALT PARTNERSKAB FOR SELVMORDSFORE­BYGGELSE: A national partnership for suicide prevention, which is managed by the Danish Health Authority and includes central stakeholders from public institutions, clinicians, researchers (https://www.sst.dk/da/udgivelser/2017/~/media/DAA1DA5329484771970FFC30F946CD6C.ashx)
• FUFS: Association for Education and Prevention of Suicides, which disseminates awards for suicide prevention efforts and media awards (https://fufs.dk)

Research institutions for suicide prevention

• Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention (DRISP) (https://drisp.dk/)
• Center for Selvmordsforskning (https://selvmordsforskning.dk/)

Statistics on suicide

• FORSAM: The FORSAM-database is a new online monitoring devise for suicide, suicide attempt, bereaved by suicide and affected by suicide attempt. Absolute numbers and rates per 100,000 are presented for 20+ high risk groups on national, regional, hospital cluster, and municipal level. (https://forsam.dk/)
• STATISTIKBANKEN: Statistics on suicide and suicide attempt on national and regional level are available from this database. (https://statistik.selvmordsforskning.dk/)
• CAUSE OF DEATH: online database on causes of death by calendar year, region, municipality, age group, sex by the Danish Health Data Authority, (https://www.esundhed.dk/Emner/Hvad-doer-vi-af/Doedsaarsager).
• STATISTICS DENMARK: online database on causes of death by calendar year, sex, and age (https://www.statistikbanken.dk/DODA1).