Investigations & Research

Promoting practical research and policy studies leading to swift countermeasure policy recommendations

The Innovative Research Program on Suicide Countermeasures is a comprehensive research program on suicide countermeasures jointly established in 2017 by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Japan Support Center for Suicide Countermeasures (JSSC). This research project, as outlined in the General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy, spans across both public and private sectors.
This program promotes research that contributes to both the creation of policies based on scientific evidence as well as society more broadly to help drive measures for a society where no one is driven to suicide. Additionally, in light of the fact that suicide has diverse and complex causes and backgrounds, we aim to strengthen the academic foundation from an interdisciplinary and international perspective, including how to collaborate not only with healthcare but also with other sectors, and to contribute back to Japanese society and policy, whilst paying attention to international trends.

Commissioning research

In order to further promote suicide countermeasures, and to create an environment for conducting the research necessary to achieve these measures in a comprehensive and effective manner, we commission through public openings for researchers in fields related to suicide countermeasures. Information regarding these openings are listed under News.

News

• 2021.11.30 2nd Researcher Conference (Interim Reporting Session) was held.
• 2021.11.16 2nd PD Conference was held.
• 2021.05.17 Results of research topics for commissioning was published.
• 2021.05.17 Report on the results of commissioned research was published.
• 2021.05.17 Newsletter Vol.2 was published.

Research Results

The Innovative Research Program on Suicide Countermeasures conducts research that contributes to comprehensive measures and research on themes corresponding to contemporary topics and society. In order to promote innovation in suicide research and to quickly reflect these results in policy, the following three fields have been set up to promote innovative suicide research.

1. Suicide prevention for children and youth
2. Analysis and approach towards high-risk groups for suicide
3. Suicide countermeasures using big data, AI, etc.

2022

Commissioned research topics

Innovative Research Program on Suicide Countermeasures in FY2022: Report on Commissioned Research Results

2021

Commissioned research topics (Japanese only) Results of topics for commissioning

Innovative Research Program on Suicide Countermeasures in FY2021: Report on Commissioned Research Results

2020

Commissioned research topics (Japanese only) Results of topics for commissioning

Innovative Research Program on Suicide Countermeasures in FY2020: Report on Commissioned Research Results

Please click HERE to see the research results before 2019. ( Coming soon )

Newsletters

This report provides an overview of the Innovative Research Program on Suicide Countermeasures and its progress.

Newest: Vol.2 (May 2021) PDF

Back catalog

Vol. 1 (October 2020) PDF

Meeting reports

FY2020 PDF