Lífsbrú - Centre for Suicide Prevention and Lífsbrú - Fund
25th January 2024
Today, January 25, there was a formal introduction of Lífsbrú – Centre of Suicide Prevention and Lífsbrú – Fund, in the premises of the Directorate of Health in Iceland.
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Alma D. Möller, Medical Director of Health, was the meeting moderator and delivered opening remarks. Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland and Willum Þór Þórsson, Minister of Health, addressed the guests. Guðrún Jóna Guðlaugsdóttir, project manager, and Högni Óskarsson, psychiatrist and counsellor, made a presentation about Lífsbrú. In the end, there were questions and discussions.
Lífsbrú – Center of Suicide Prevention and Lífsbrú - Fund operates within the Directorate of Health. More information about the aims, characteristics and projects of Lífsbrú can be found on the Directorate of Health's website.
With the introduction of Lífsbrú, a name and identity are given to the targeted work on suicide prevention. The prevention measures are more constrained, formalised, and made more visible, similar to other health-promoting approaches at the Directorate of Health in Iceland.
Lífsbrú - Fund will support suicide prevention through targeted fundraising, but with the introduction of the Fund, individuals, associations and companies will be able to directly support work on the government's action plan to reduce the number of suicides in Iceland (Icelandic).
More information:
Guðrún Jóna Guðlaugsdóttir, project manager
gudrun.j.gudlaugsdottir@landlaeknir.is