[The effectiveness of suicide prevention centers]

The basic services provided by suicide prevention services as well as research on the evaluation of these services are reviewed whether there is evidence that the services prevent suicide and also how the services might evaluate their internal activities. A plea is made for much greater involvement both by scholars and by counselors in the evaluation of these services, for only by formulating clear goals or hypotheses and examining whether they have been achieved or confirmed can we expect to improve the quality and range of suicide prevention services offered.