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Welcome!
The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is dedicated to:
- preventing suicidal behaviour,
- alleviating its effects, and
- providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers and suicide survivors.
Founded by the late Professor Erwin Ringel and Dr. Norman Farberow in 1960, IASP now includes professionals and volunteers from more than fifty different countries. IASP is a Non-Governmental Organization in official relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) concerned with suicide prevention.
If you are feeling suicidal or know of someone who needs help, browse Help to find a crisis center anywhere in the world.
News
A new Clusters and Contagion in Suicidal Behaviour Special Interest Group has been created.
IASP will be holding two workshops at the 45th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology.
Please click on the links below for more information:
Learn about the recipients of IASP's Stengel, Ringel, Farberow and De Leo Awards.
The following IASP/WHO suicide bereavement publications are available:
Preventing Suicide - How to Start a Survivors' Group
Click on translation below to download a copy of the guide.
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Please visit the IASP Web Directory for additional suicide bereavement resources.
Upcoming Events
3-6 September, 2012
14th European Symposium of Suicide and Suicide Behavior
Integration of different perspectives
Tel Aviv, Israel
29 November - 2 December, 2012
5th Asia Pacific Regional Conference
Suicide Prevention in the Asia Pacific: Barriers, Boundaries and Beyond
Chennai, India
Download the Conference 1st Announcement.
24-28 September, 2013
XXVII IASP World Congress
Preventing suicidal behaviour on five continents - Innovative treatments and interventions
Norway, Oslo
Download the Congress 1st Announcement.
Message from the President
Each year as many as 1,000,000 people are estimated to die by suicide across the globe; many, many more make nonfatal attempts. IASP exists to decrease these staggering numbers and to make a difference in the lives of those at risk. By networking together national and local suicide prevention organizations, researchers, volunteers, clinicians and professionals to share knowledge, experience, and skills, IASP provides support and fosters collaborations to prevent suicide and alleviate its effects.
I welcome you to join our network by becoming a member of IASP, attending our International and Regional Congresses, participating in IASP Task Forces on cutting-edge challenges in suicide prevention, reading and contributing to our official journal, Crisis, and conducting local and national activities on September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide can be prevented and your involvement can make a difference.
Please do not hesitate to contact me to learn more about how you or your organization can participate in IASP.
Lanny Berman, Ph.D.
President of IASP
Executive Director, American Association of Suicidology
Washington, DC
Task Forces
Defense and Police Personnel
Emergency Medicine and Suicidal Behavior
Genetics and Neurobiology of Suicide (The)
National Systems for Certifying Suicidal Deaths
Postvention (Suicide Bereavement)
Suicide and the Media
Suicide in Older People
Suicide in Prisons
Special Interest Groups
Clusters and Contagion in Suicidal Behaviour
Culture and Suicidal Behaviour
Helplines Best Practices
Suicide and the Workplace
Members receive IASP's journal, Crisis, six times a year.
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