TY - JOUR T1 - The Steps to Develop a Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Strategy: A Narrative Review TT - مراحل تدوین یک استراتژی جامع پیش‌گیری از خودکشی: یک مرور روایتی JF - RUMS_JOURNAL JO - RUMS_JOURNAL VL - 18 IS - 11 UR - http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-4777-en.html Y1 - 2020 SP - 1155 EP - 1182 KW - Suicide KW - Prevention KW - Strategy N2 - Suicide is a kind perspective of behavioral multi-dimensional disorder that is associated with many factors. Suicide Prevention requires a global with national plan and local action. Developing a suicide prevention strategy requires attention to all levels of prevention, and it is possible to implement in cooperation with various institutions and ministries such as education, health and wellbeing, and culture. The purpose of this study was to determine the dimensions of a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. According to the results of this study, it seems that the pathway to developing a suicidal prevention strategy for countries that have not yet started any activities on suicide prevention have been different with this pathway to developing a suicide prevention in countries that have been implementing at least a comprehensive suicide prevention plan or strategy. Therefore, it is imperative that each country, in accordance with its requirements and background and by relying on the precise definition of suicidal behavior and its stages, identifying the most important risk factors for suicide in each region and paying attention to all levels of prevention, setting up a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. Key words: Suicide, Prevention, Strategy Funding: This study did not have any funds. Conflict of interest: None declared. Etical approval: None declared. How to cite this article: Doost Mohammadi F, Rezaeian M. The Steps to Develop a Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Strategy: A Narrative Review. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2020; 18 (11): 1155-82. [Farsi] Suicide is a kind perspective of behavioral multi-dimensional disorder that is associated with many factors. Suicide Prevention requires a global with national plan and local action. Developing a suicide prevention strategy requires attention to all levels of prevention, and it is possible to implement in cooperation with various institutions and ministries such as education, health and wellbeing, and culture. The purpose of this study was to determine the dimensions of a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. According to the results of this study, it seems that the pathway to developing a suicidal prevention strategy for countries that have not yet started any activities on suicide prevention have been different with this pathway to developing a suicide prevention in countries that have been implementing at least a comprehensive suicide prevention plan or strategy. Therefore, it is imperative that each country, in accordance with its requirements and background and by relying on the precise definition of suicidal behavior and its stages, identifying the most important risk factors for suicide in each region and paying attention to all levels of prevention, setting up a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. Key words: Suicide, Prevention, Strategy Funding: This study did not have any funds. Conflict of interest: None declared. Etical approval: None declared. How to cite this article: Doost Mohammadi F, Rezaeian M. The Steps to Develop a Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Strategy: A Narrative Review. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2020; 18 (11): 1155-82. [Farsi] M3 ER -