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Estonia

Eesti-Rootsi Vaimse Tervise ja Suitsidoloogia Instituut (ERSI)
Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI)
Õie 39
EST - 11615 Tallinn
Phone/Fax +372.651-6550

Local coordinator

Prof. Airi Värnik, MD PhD
Phone (cel) +372.56.215580
Fax +372.6.973154
airi.varnik@ipm.ki.se
airiv@online.ee
Professor of Swedish National and Stockholm County Centre of Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Institute
Professor of Tartu University, Estonia

Prof. Airi Värnik

Regional co-worker

Merike Sisask, MSc
Phone (cel) +372.51.66543
merike.sisask@neti.ee

Merike Sisask

Kairi Kõlves, PhD
kaikolves@hot.ee

www.suicidology.ee

For EAAD activities in Estonia see www.eaad.ee

Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute - Activities
International projects

Suicides among External Causes of Deaths in the Former Soviet Union (follow-up), NIS and Baltic States
Common project of Estonian-Swedish Suicidology Institute (ESSI) and National Swedish and Stockholm County Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Prof. Dr. Danuta Wasserman.

Est-Sw MH and Suicidology Institute

EAAD training courses
WHO/Euro Multicentre Study on Parasuicide
Curator: Dr Matthias Muijen (WHO European region, Mental Health Program)
Chairs: Prof Dr Armin Schmidtke (Würzburg University Clinics, Sectretary of the WHO/Euro Network for Suicide Prevention) and Prof. Dr. Danuta Wasserman
Airi Värnik – member of Steering Group and head of Publication Group
WHO SUPRE-MISS (Suicide Prevention - Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviours)
Curator: Dr Jose M Bertolote (WHO Management of Mental and Brain Disorders, Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence)
Supervisors: Prof Dr Diego De Leo (Australian Institute for Suicide Research, Griffith University, Queensland) and Prof Dr Danuta Wasserman (NASP)
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Suicide Prevention Strategies
Initatiave: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Supervisors: Prof Dr John Mann (Columbia University, USA) and Dr Herbert Hendin (President of AFSP, New York, USA)
Performers: Invited expert-group, one of the experts Prof Dr Airi Värnik
Implementing Menthal Health Promotion Action
Initative: Universities of Nijmegen & Maastricht, The Netherlands, Prevention Research Centre for Programme Development and Effect Management
Supervisor: Prof Dr Clemens Hosman (University of Nijmegen)
Project leader: Eva Jané-Llopis PhD (University of Nijmegen)
Transfer knowledge:
Specialisation on suicidology public Health specialists of Kaliningrad, Russia
Initiative: The East Europe Committee of the Swedish Health Care Community (SEEC)
Project leaders: Prof Dr Airi Värnik (ESSI) ja Dr. Roy Persson (SEEC)

National projects

Analysis of the Psychological autopsy study (year 1999 suicidents population) materials
Suicide survivors, elaboration and implementation of rehabilitation methods.
Alcohol and drugs as social risk factors in society of transition in the prevention of premature death and suicidal behaviour
Developing of National Mental Health Policy
Preparation of National Suicide Prevention Policy

Information on regional offers can be found at www.eaad.ee.

Última Actualización: 21.07.2010