IPPES Brasil

What IPPES Brasil does

IPPES Brasil (Instituto de Pesquisa, Prevenção e Estudos em Suicídio) is a Rio de Janeiro–based non-profit civil association, founded in 2019 as an institutional spin-off from the GEPeSP research group (founded 2013 at UERJ's Laboratory of Violence Analysis). The organization produces technical and scientific knowledge on suicide prevention, postvention, and mental health promotion, and operates three sector-specific core programs: EscolaQPrevine for schools (pilot at Escola Municipal Roberto Weguelin de Abreu in Duque de Caxias), SegurançaQPrevine for public security institutions (deployed across PCRJ, SEAP, DEGASE, GM-Rio, and CBMERJ in partnership with the Ministério Público do Trabalho do Rio de Janeiro), and EmpresaQPrevine for corporate environments (launched 2024 in alignment with Lei 14.831/2024). Its methodology integrates Non-Violent Communication (CNV) pillars and, uniquely in Brazil, the WHO Gatekeepers suicide-prevention training adapted for religious leaders.

The portfolio extends beyond the three core programs to a 160-hour, 14-month Capacitação em Suicidologia certification (R$5,320), a catalog of regular professional courses, a free short-course library, recurring academic events (Ciclo de Palestras, Conversa com o Autor, Conversando com as Instituições), the Grupo Viver bereavement support group, the REDE EQUIPPES credentialed clinician network, and research study groups. Content is delivered through live online sessions (predominantly Zoom), on-site institutional programs, and self-serve website enrollment. The organization is small, with 9 employees, and is led by a faculty drawn from Fiocruz, USP, UERJ, UFRJ, and ABEPS leadership.

IPPES sustains itself through a hybrid non-profit revenue model: course and training fees (R$250-R$5,320 with PIX, credit card, and bank transfer options), a four-tier monthly Associação IPPES membership subscription (R$20-R$100/month), individual and corporate donations (R$20-R$100+ via PagSeguro), and institutional contracts supporting program delivery, including co-funded public-sector programming via MPT-RJ representing R$5.3 million+ in mental health investment across the SegurançaQPrevine partner network. No venture, private equity, or institutional investor funding is evidenced in the source material.

Name

IPPES Brasil

Legal name

Instituto de Pesquisa, Prevenção e Estudos em Suicídio

Website

https://ippesbrasil.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IPPES Brasil is a Rio de Janeiro–based non-profit research and training institute that delivers suicide-prevention and mental-health programs — EscolaQPrevine, SegurançaQPrevine, and EmpresaQPrevine — plus professional certification courses to health, education, public-security, and corporate practitioners across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Course and Training Fees: IPPES generates revenue through paid courses including free courses (Cursos Livres), regular courses, and comprehensive training programs. Pricing ranges from R$250-R$5,320 depending on course type and duration, with discounts for members and volunteers.
2. Membership Subscriptions: Monthly membership fees ranging from R$20-R$100 per month, with different tiers offering escalating benefits including course discounts and access to professional networks.
3. Donations: Individual and corporate donations support the institute's mission. Physical persons can donate via PagSeguro (R$20, R$40, R$60, R$100) or bank transfer; corporate donors receive tax deduction benefits.
4. Capacitation in Suicidology Program: A 14-month, 160-hour comprehensive training program priced at R$5,320 (with discounts to R$4,522 for upfront payment), with installment options of 14x R$380. Includes scholarships for qualifying candidates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IPPES is a Brazilian non-profit institute that develops and delivers training, certifications, and intervention programs focused on suicide prevention, mental health promotion, and violence prevention. Its offerings target public security institutions, public schools, private companies, and individuals through structured curricula such as EscolaQPrevine, SegurançaQPrevine, and EmpresaQPrevine, together with survivor support groups (Grupo Viver) and a professional mental-health support network (REDE EQUIPPES).

Product overview

IPPES Brasil operates as a non-profit research institute offering a comprehensive portfolio of suicide prevention, postvention, and mental health promotion services organized across three core prevention programs (EscolaQPrevine for schools, SegurançaQPrevine for public security, and EmpresaQPrevine for corporate environments), professional training courses in suicidology (including a 160-hour certification program), regular courses on crisis intervention and communication, support groups (Grupo Viver) and professional networks (REDE EQUIPPES), and public awareness events including the annual Setembro Amarelo campaign activities. The institute integrates methodology based on Non-Violent Communication (CNV) and WHO guidelines across all programs, with courses ranging from free workshops to intensive multi-month certifications. The organization also maintains a digital library and study groups for ongoing research dissemination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EscolaQPrevine A school-focused suicide prevention and mental health promotion program designed for educational institutions, intended for students, educators, and school networks.
• SegurançaQPrevine A suicide prevention and mental health program tailored for public security institutions, training personnel such as police and fire brigade members in prevention, suicidology, and humanized management.
• EmpresaQPrevine A corporate mental health, suicide prevention, and violence prevention program for companies, addressing employee well-being and workplace psychosocial risk.
• Capacitação em Suicidologia e Políticas Públicas A specialization course on suicide prevention and public policy, designed for public security professionals (including firefighters) and aligned with institutional prevention practices.
• Curso de Gestão da Saúde Mental (com abordagem em CNV) A mental health management course built around the CNV (Nonviolent Communication) methodology, teaching humanized, nonviolent communication practices for leaders and teams.
• Oficina de Gestão Humanizada An applied workshop on humanized management, developed and delivered in collaboration with CBMERJ (Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) for public security and other institutional audiences.
• Cursos Regulares (com emissão de certificado) Regular fee-based courses delivered by IPPES with formal certification issued to participants, covering suicide prevention and related mental health topics.
• Cursos Livres Free courses offered by IPPES to broaden access to suicide prevention and mental health education for the general public.
• Treinamento de Gatekeepers (Capacitação Gatekeepers adaptada) An adapted Gatekeepers training program that equips participants (community members, educators, security personnel) with skills to identify and act on suicide warning signs.
• Grupo Viver A survivor support group organized by IPPES for people bereaved or otherwise impacted by suicide, providing peer support and connection to the institute's resources; funding supported via donations.
• REDE EQUIPPES de Saúde Mental A mental health support network ('REDE EQUIPPES de Saúde Mental') connected to IPPES, providing members with structured mental health support resources and community.
• Ciclo de Palestras IPPES A cycle of public lectures organized by IPPES covering suicide prevention, mental health, and related topics for the broader community.
• Associação IPPES — Tornar-se Associado A membership offering for individuals and supporters of IPPES, structured in three tiers: Associado, Colaborador, and Apoiador, with corresponding fees and benefits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,000 public security professionals trained between 2023-2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministério Público do Trabalho do Rio de Janeiro (MPT-RJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner for the SegurançaQPrevine program, providing promotional project funding for mental health promotion among public security workers. The partnership coordinates activities across four security institutions and includes research collaboration with PUC-Rio and specialized healthcare through Hospital São Francisco.
• Polícia Civil do Rio de Janeiro (PCRJ)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOne of four security institutions participating in the SegurançaQPrevine program, receiving mental health lectures, workshops, and training activities for police officers.
• Secretaria de Administração Penitenciária (SEAP)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPrison administration secretariat participating in SegurançaQPrevine program, with focus on thematic lectures addressing occupational mental health challenges.
• Departamento Geral de Ações Socioeducativas (DEGASE)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocioeducational department participating in SegurançaQPrevine, providing mental health training for staff working with youth in conflict with the law.
• Guarda Municipal do Rio de Janeiro (GM-Rio)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMunicipal guard participating in SegurançaQPrevine, with significant 2024 participation (1,181 participants in 34 activities), including Humanized Management Offices.
• PUC-RiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner conducting joint studies as part of the SegurançaQPrevine program, contributing scientific rigor to mental health interventions.
• Associação pela Saúde Emocional de Crianças (ASEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner in EscolaQPrevine program, contributing the Passaporte methodology and expertise in children's emotional health for school-based interventions.
• Associação Brasileira de Estudos e Prevenção do Suicídio (ABEPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian Association of Suicide Studies and Prevention is a key institutional partner. IPPES participates in ABEPS live programs and will present three thematic sessions at the VI Congress. The President of IPPES serves on ABEPS leadership.
• MedLevensohnminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth products distributor and first company to receive the EscolaQPrevine Ambassador Seal, supporting suicide prevention in school environments with tax deduction benefits.
• Hospital São Francisco na Providência de DeuscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHealthcare partner providing specialized medical and psychological care services for security professionals participating in the SegurançaQPrevine program.
• GEPeSP (Grupo de Estudos em Suicídio e Prevenção)coreOthersPredecessor organization founded in 2013 at UERJ's Laboratory of Violence Analysis. IPPES emerged from GEPeSP in 2019, inheriting 10+ years of research expertise and methodology.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Associação Brasileira de Estudos e Prevenção do Suicídio (ABEPS): Brazilian national association dedicated to suicide studies and prevention. IPPES's Teaching Coordinator is featured in ABEPS congresses and its President serves on ABEPS leadership, making this the closest direct peer in mission and constituency.
• Instituto Vita Alere: Brazilian non-profit focused on suicide prevention and mental health awareness. Comparable to IPPES as a Brazilian suicide prevention organization with research, training, and community engagement programs.
• Associação pela Saúde Emocional de Crianças (ASEC): Founding partner of IPPES's EscolaQPrevine program, contributing the Passaporte methodology for children's emotional health. Comparable in mission (child/adolescent emotional well-being, school-based prevention) and in operating as a Brazilian non-profit.
• Centro de Valorização da Vida (CVV): Brazil's largest volunteer-driven suicide prevention and emotional support organization operating a 24/7 crisis hotline. Comparable to IPPES in mission (suicide prevention, postvention) and in operating as a Brazilian non-profit, though CVV is volunteer-based and IPPES is research/training-led.

Regional players

• Samaritans: UK-based suicide prevention charity with crisis helpline and public training. Comparable to IPPES in core mission (suicide prevention, postvention, volunteer/professional training) but operates in a different geography.
• Mental Health America (MHA): US community-based non-profit addressing mental health through screening, training, and advocacy. Comparable to IPPES in operating a training-and-advocacy model outside the clinical setting, though geographically and structurally distinct.
• Lifeline Australia: Australia's primary suicide prevention and crisis support organization, offering crisis lines, training, and postvention services. Comparable to IPPES in its integrated training-plus-support model, though serving the Australian market.

Broad incumbents

• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ): Brazil's leading public health research institution. FIOCRUZ is both an IPPES partner (RAPS network affiliation for IPPES's Teaching Coordinator) and a broad incumbent that conducts suicide/mental health research at national scale, serving overlapping academic and policy audiences.
• International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP): Global scientific and advocacy body for suicide prevention. Comparable to IPPES in mission and methodology (research, training, policy advocacy), and is the umbrella organization whose WHO Gatekeepers program IPPES is authorized to deliver in Brazil.
• Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) - LAV: Rio de Janeiro state university whose Laboratory of Violence Analysis (LAV) housed the predecessor GEPeSP from which IPPES spun out. Comparable as a research/training host institution with overlapping faculty and academic credibility in violence and suicide studies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ippesbrasil
• Instagraminstagram.com/ippesbrasil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ippes-brasil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about IPPES Brasil