On the basis of the Kostanay Academy, within the framework of the memorandum of cooperation in a hybrid format, a regional seminar-meeting was held with employees of the institutions of the DUIS in the Kostanay region "The main problems of suicide prevention in the institutions of the UIS". Within the framework of the seminar, the prospects of the project on the development of emotional intelligence among employees of the penitentiary system to solve the main issues related to interaction with convicts, as well as the main directions of preventing suicidal behavior of convicts were discussed.