The National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention has three main fields of work all meant to support the suicide-preventive work in Norway: research, dissemination of knowledge and counselling. NSSF runs, initiates and supervises research projects all over the country. Important tasks are also to disseminate research based information through education and information activities, and to give advice to professional groups working on clinical and preventive projects.
In addition to NSSF, each of the five Norwegian health regions has a regional resource center (RVTS).
Norway published the first national suicidal prevention strategy in 1995. This strategy has since been revised and updated several times.
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Education programmes at NSSF
NSSF runs a therapist training programme in Dialectic Behavioral Therapy in Norway. Teaching language is English.
For more information (in Norwegian)
NSSF co-runs a post graduate programme: Masters in Psychosocial Work - Suicide, Intoxication, Violence and Trauma with specialisation in suicide prevention.
Norwegian journal Suicidologi
In order to spread information and knowledge widely about suicide prevention NSSF publishes a Norwegian journal called Suicidologi. On this website you will find many articles from this journal translated into English.
Other Norwegian resources
The VIVAT programme is an education programme for health personell since 2001. http://www.unn.no/vivat
The organization LEVE (Landsforeningen for etterlatte ved selvmord) since 1999. Visit them on URL:http://www.levenorge.no/