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By Editor , 13 September 2026

German Medical Association Calls for Mandatory Suicide Prevention Duty for All Doctors

German Medical Association Calls for Mandatory Suicide Prevention Duty for All Doctors

Berlin – – September 12, 2026 -- The German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer, BÄK) has called for suicide prevention to be treated as a core duty for physicians across all medical specialties, not just psychiatry, ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, 2026.

World Suicide Prevention Day