Table 2.
Characteristics of selective and indicated programmes
| Name of the project or study's source | Organization (region) | Anti-stigma activities | Description | Objectives | Target group (duration) | Main findings | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective | 1. EAAD Project | European Commission (South Tyrol) | Education | Multilevel approach: cooperation with GPs, psychologists and chemists; self-help groups; telephone counselling | Prevention of suicide | People at risk for suicide (2005–2007) | Decrease of suicide rate from 18.5 to 14.5% in men before (2001–2003) and during the EAAD project (2005–2007) (R. Pycha and G. Kemmler, personal communication, 2010) | Retrieved 10 April 2012 from http://www.eaad.net/ |
| 2. Evaluation and applying programmes of prevention of suicide with the cooperation of stakeholders | LHU 18 of Rovigo (Veneto) | No | Multilevel approach: help-line for elderly people and support groups for survivors | Facilitate accessing to care | Older people and high-risk groups (2009–2011) | NA | Retrieved 5 May 2012 from http://www.azisanrovigo.it | |
| 3. Invito alla vita (Call for life) | Autonomous Province of Trento (Trentino A. Adige) | No | Crisis Hotline; self-help groups for survivors; monitoring system in MH departments | Prevention of suicide | People at risk for suicide (2009–2010) | NA | Retrieved 3 May 2012 from http://www.apss.tn.it/public/ddw.aspx?n=49082 | |
| 4. Prevenire il suicidio (Prevention of suicide) | St. Andrea Hospital of Rome (Lazio) | No | Help-line, website | Prevention of suicide | Elderly people at risk (NA) | NA | Retrieved 15 May 2012 from http://www.prevenireilsuicidio.it | |
| 5. De Leo et al. (2002) | Government sponsored (Veneto) | No | Tele-Help and Tele-Check system | Prevention of suicide | Elderly people (NA) | Lower than expected suicide rates among people over 65 years old than general population, at 4 years follow-up. | ||
| 6. SOPRoxi project | Padua (Veneto) | No | Dedicated service | Supportive intervention | Survivors (2006–2012) | NA | Retrieved 20 May 2012 from http://www.soproxi.it | |
| 7. The psychologist in the neighbourhood project | Catholic University of Milan, Health Department of Milan, FederFarma, ADMENTA (Lombardy) | No | Pilot study of a new psychological consultation service: free psychological consultations in 28 chemist's shops in Milan | Prevention of psychological diseases | Chemists' users with unexpressed psychological needs (2009–2011) | After a series of consultations, 78% of participants were redirected to territorial services or resolved their problems; 22.1% dropped out | ||
| Indicated | 1. Detection and prevention of post-partum depression | Trento's Provincial Health Services (Trentino A. Adige) | No | Evaluation of risk and vulnerability factors; brief psychotherapeutic intervention | Prevention of post-partum depression | Women before and after delivery (2007–2010) | NA | Retrieved 15 May 2012 from http://www.asplazio.it/ |
NA, not applicable or not available; PMI, people with mental illness; MH, mental health; RCT, randomized controlled clinical trial.
Note: All references cited in the tables are available from the authors upon request.