SAVE: A suicide prevention program for schools

School, as an important learning and living environment for young people, offer a framework for suicide prevention initiatives such as gatekeeper trainings and psychoeducational programs. Persons involved in school life can act as gatekeepers, perceiving warning signals of suicidal behavior and encouraging students at risk of suicide to seek help. The main focus of the project “SAVE” is health promotion and health maintenance through the promotion of self-regulation strategies. The aim is to efficiently involve the key players in school life –teachers and students–to achieve the greatest possible effect in terms of suicide prevention.