A special intervention program almost completely eliminated the number of suicides among those who attempted it at least once.
The program was initiated in 2017 at Rambam Health Care Campus, in the northern district of Israel. The unique approach is meant to prevent repeated suicide attempts among those who end up in a hospital emergency room (ER).
In the last five years, results show an almost 100 percent success rate. Since the program was implemented, out of 600 people who tried to commit suicide and wound up in the ER, 599 were prevented from ending their lives.
In the same year that Rambam launched its program, 402 suicide cases were recorded in Israel, according to Ministry of Health (MoH) data: 305 were men and 97 women. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for boys aged 15–24, the third for girls at the same age and also for men aged 25–44….