The Ruby Town Hall has published a guide for the prevention of suicide and self-harm with the aim of “breaking taboos and false beliefs in this regard, guiding on the various risk and protection factors, and offering guidelines and resources for their approach”, explains the consistory it’s a statement.
The publication, which has the support of the Barcelona Provincial Councilhas been written by the educational psychologist Carles Alastuey Segarra and the doctor in psychology Cecilia Borras Murcia, Vice President and President respectively of the entity After the Suïcidi-Associació de Survivors (DSAS).
The local administration justifies the extent to which “during the process of drawing up the 2022-2027 local health plan, a Worrying situation Between people minorswith a percentage of those treated for mental health reasons in the Primary Care centers of the city higher than the Catalan average”. The care was mainly for disorders such as attention deficit, hyperactivity and spectrum autistic; In addition to issues related to emotional well-being.
the mayor, Ana Maria Martinez Martinez, has stated that “it is a mistake to think that by not talking about suicide we are going to avoid it. What we want is to talk about suicide and see how we can prevent it, providing information and being educational.”
Presentation on October 20
The Guide for the prevention of suicide in Rubí will be presented on October 20 at the Castell Municipal Museum (MMUC) within the framework of a conference for professionals in the prevention of suicidal behavior in adolescents and young people.
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The Guide for the prevention of suicide in Rubí will be distributed among those attending the conference and other interested professionals. It will also be available in digital format, from October 20, on the website of the consistory.
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