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Data-driven quality and safety improvement projects in a network currently numbering 14 mental health hospitals.ġ13 has a strong international orientation through participation in the European Alliance Against Suicide and our role in the International Zero Suicide Movement.Implementation of multilevel multimodal suicide prevention measures in 8 regions, reaching 2.5 million inhabitants, in line with the European Alliance Against Depression (Optimizing Suicide Prevention Interventions OSPI).Tracking the implementation and sharing of evidence-based best practice of suicide prevention within large healthcare institutions, using standardized monitoring instruments and methods.The development and dissemination of training opportunities for medical staff, other professionals and gatekeepers in society.Center of expertiseīesides our mental health services, 113 acts as a change agent and centre of expertise: it leads the National Suicide Prevention Agenda (Landelijke Agenda Suïcide Preventie) and establishes Suicide Prevention Action NETworks (SUPRANET Care, SUPRAnEt Community).

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In our gatekeepers' training programme our clients learn how to identify signs of suicidal thoughts, to address those and how to refer to professional help.

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In addition, we support clients with our training services aimed at both professionals working in mental health care (GGZ professionals) and people who are facing suicide in their professional practice or personal environment.

Consultation by telephone for other professionals, next of kin or friends about somebody in need (the opportunity to pose a brief question to a professional in a session lasting a maximum of ten minutes).

Self-tests (questionnaires to fill in and to offer an indication of the severity of your troubles and symptoms (an anxiety and depression test and a test that measures suicidal tendencies).

Self-help course (an independent online course aimed at reducing suicidal tendencies).Chat therapy (a maximum of 8 online chat dialogues with a professional).Crisis telephone (a direct opportunity to talk to a trained volunteer by phone and, if necessary, to a professional).Crisis chat (a direct opportunity to talk online to a trained volunteer).We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across the Netherlands for crisis dialogues. 113 works in close cooperation with the mental health institutes' crisis centres. We employ mental health professionals, therapists, psychologists and a large group of fully trained volunteers who allow us to provide round-the-clock confidential support through chats, phone calls, and online therapy sessions. Our organization has been active as an independent care provider since September 2009. Who we areġ13 Suicide Prevention is the national Dutch suicide prevention centre, financed mainly by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Ministerie van VWS).

If you are not currently in the Netherlands, but you need help, you can reach us through chat ( You can also visit this website or this website. For technical reasons, unfortunately our crisis telephone numbers (1 - 0113) is only accessible for people calling from within the Netherlands.

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