The town newspaper Hafnfir\u00f0ingur <\/a> He spoke with Geir Bjarnason, the sports and leisure representative for the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, and Krist\u00edn \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, the managing director of Pieta, as the organisation will lead this work.<\/p>\nBetween 2010 and 2019, suicide was the most common cause of death in Iceland among people aged 30 and over. In the 15\u201329 age group, suicide is the third leading cause of death, and it is reported that 13.6 out of every 100,000 residents in OECD countries aged 13-19 take their own lives. These figures are extrapolated for Iceland so that Icelanders can be compared with other nations. Geir says that the Office of the Chief Medical Officer considered that the promotion of mental health and some kind of proactive preventative initiative were needed for the youngest group, and that the municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur was subsequently introduced to courses that such organisations in Ireland have run for young people as preventative measures.s successfully held for young people in a preventative capacity. \u201eWe subsequently applied for a grant from the European Union through Erasmus+ but were rejected. We then added a third country, Lithuania, and were awarded the grant on the basis that the project was multinational.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n