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På arrangementet vil blant annet lederen for International Association for Suicide Prevention, professor Ella Arensman, holde foredraget «Visions and challenges for prevention of suicide and self-harm globally – and for Norway»

Arensman sier i en uttalelse:

Internationally, Norway has been spearheading suicide prevention as one of the first countries with a national suicide prevention strategy, starting in 1995. This may have contributed to a decreasing trend in suicides in Norway between 1995 and 2005.

However, there are on-going challenges for Norwegian researchers, health and community services to address the relatively high rates of suicide among young and middle aged men and to prioritise challenges relating to mental health and suicidal behaviour among the increasing numbers of refugees.

I tillegg til Arensman vil det bli foredrag av pasienter, pårørende og fagfolk, samt minikonsert med Solveig Slettahjell.

Arrangementet er gratis og åpent for alle.

Program

Ordstyrer: Ina Bekkevold, NSSF