Table 2.

Examples of effective preventive interventions for suicidal behaviours, by coverage

Intervention	Prevention of mental disorders	Prevention of suicide
Universal	Adequate pre-natal care	Limitation of access to toxic substances
Selective	Psychological support to people in crisis situations or with physical diseases	Treatment of people with mental disorders (including substance use disorders)
Indicated	Programmes for parents of pre-school children with marked aggression and rebelliousness	Close therapeutic follow-up of people with bipolar disorders or with recurrent psychotic episodes
		Close (psychosocial) follow-up of previous attempters