The efforts of these organisations include understanding the environmeantal health, the social and public health of the citizens, aiding with medicines and other proactive measures, and preventive measures such as controlling the access to lethal means which may aid in the fatal act. These organisations in Potsdam also work with qualified professionals and spread awareness that suicide is not solely a mental or medical health issue, it is a public health issue which can be prevented. Apart form dvelopping clinics and better access to psychiatric help, they are also working on improvement and expansion of the existing surveillance system.
