If you are thinking about suicide

Do you ever think about suicide? Try talking about it with someone you trust. For example with a friend. Or call or chat anonymously with 113. Talking about it can help, even if you think nothing makes sense anymore.

Contact 113

You can contact 113 day or night. This is anonymous and usually free of charge:

Make an appointment at the doctor's office

Also make an appointment with your family doctor if you are thinking about suicide. The family doctor will arrange for a professional counselor to contact you. That counselor becomes your case manager.

The case manager can teach you how to deal with suicidal thoughts. And help you feel better again.

The personal story of someone from Wassenaar

The case managers in Wassenaar have already helped many people. A Wassenaar resident who wishes to remain anonymous tells us that he is still here because of the help of his case manager. When his partner passed away, he was soon doing very badly:

"My family doctor thought it was irresponsible for me to be home alone. She asked if someone could call me. Within a few days, the case manager contacted me. She did not let me out of her hands after that. When the acute danger of suicide passed, she guided me to a good psychiatrist for treatment of my depression." 

How is Health for suicidal thoughts regulated in Wassenaar?

Your general practitioner will register you with Sumona. This is a collaboration of the mental health organization Indigo Haaglanden with general practitioners and other health care providers in Wassenaar. Sumona arranges the support of a case manager.

It is special that in Wassenaar you can get help from a case manager. The municipality and mental health organizations have arranged this so that people like you get the support they need in time.

Want to know more about Sumona?

Want to know more about what Wassenaar is doing to help residents with suicidal thoughts? Contact your primary care physician. 

Did this information help you?