Viktor E Frankl was working to prohibit suicides in concentration camps where the temptation to touch the electrified wire just to skip the enormous suffering. he usually helped the person to find a short-term or long-term goal to look forwards to, when the inmates were released from the concentration camp. I attach some of my papers. In my paper I invented based on this logotherapy a therapy for miss B and miss P had her own way of surviving.

Is there any age-group you are targeting? CBT and DBT seem to be popular. For people who rely on religion as a protective factor, RCBT is being used as well. There are publications (probably experience based) on "counselling suicidal clients". Some psychiatric studies used patients who have depression, and reported results of CBT after certain period of time, to have reduced depression and suicidal thoughts. There are many people out there who may have suicidal ideation but not depression. From counselling and community approach to suicide prevention, support and counselling at early stage is very good and productive … focussing on their own personal protective factors (which may differ from patient to patient) and also coping / problem solving / emotional handling aspects.