Bulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthBulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health2415-84102415-8429FSSBI «N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health»1561Научная статьяSUICIDE PREVENTION: FROM SINGLE INTERVENTIONS TO NATIONAL STRATEGYNosovaE. Snosova.evgenya@lenta.ruSpasennikovB. Aborisspasennikov@yandex.ruAlexandrovaO. Yualexandrovaoyu@nriph.ruN.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health181220214263908042022Copyright © 2021,2021According to the WHO there is more than 30 suicide prevention activities that play a key role in creating the basis of national strategies - the most perfect form for implementing suicide prevention policies. This review highlights the current state of affairs in this area, conducts a comparative analysis of existing interventions and describes the most relevant that have shown their long term effectiveness. We searched the following sources: database PubMed, governmental websites and World Health Organization resources. Crisis hotlines, means restriction, school-based strategies, treatment and psychotherapy, workplace-based suicide prevention, suicide prevention among veterans, management of prisoners at risk of self-harm and suicide prevention in custody, media guidelines, screenings and GP’s education, community-based suicide prevention strategies were included. Partnership and solidarity as well as the combination of different approaches taking into account the needs and potential capabilities of Public Health Services is the main key for success of suicide prevention strategies.public healthsuicidesuicidal behaviorpreventionобщественное здоровьесамоубийствасуицидальное поведениепрофилактика1.Coveney C.M., Pollock K., Armstrong S. et al. Callers’ experiences of contacting a national suicide prevention helpline: Report of an online survey. 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