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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
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.
Upcoming IASP Events
2 - 17 September, 2017
World Suicide Prevention Day - Cycle Around the Globe
As of 10 August, 2017, 49 participants and groups in 19 countries have pledged to cycle 9024.5 miles or 14,523.6 kilometers in support of World Suicide Prevention Day!
10 September, 2017
World Suicide Prevention Day
2 - 5 May, 2018
IASP 2018 Asia Pacific Regional Conference - Brochure
Copthorne Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand
View Non-IASP Upcoming Events.
News
Click here to download our July/August 2017 News Bulletin
Outgoing IASP President Professor Ella Arensmen reflects on her two terms in the position, noting increased global and regional activities,
including the raising of awareness of the problem of suicide and suicidal behaviour at a global level, and the facilitation of the wider implementation of suicide prevention strategies.
Learn about the two-day IASP Workshop Training held in Namibia, Africa, in May 2017, that included participants from Ghana, Namibia, Mozambique, Uganda,
Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Tanzania.
Read the "Summary of Results: 2016 Survey of National Representatives" and the IASP Special Interest Group 2016 Survey results.
Offers an invitation to join one of the 15 active Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and the new IASP Early Career Group.
Provides a success story from Montana that details how a created a Suicide Mortality Review Team accesses and analyzes data on suicide deaths
and uses that data to identify trends and make prevention recommendations to the legislature.
Dr. Pandit Devjyoti Sharma describes his Life Skills Dynamic Meditation (LSD Meditation), a comprehensive strategy for suicide prevention according to the sociocultural atmosphere of India.
Shares two new book review, including the "Second Edition International Handbook of Suicide Prevention" and "Resources for
Suicide Prevention: Bridging Research and Practice."
Details the World Suicide Prevention Day 2017 Awareness Ribbon and World Suicide Preventin Day to be held on September 10th 2017.
Learn about the IASP 2018 Asia PAcific Regional Conference to be held in Copthorne Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand, from May 2-5, 2018.
Highlights the 17th European Symposium on Suicide & Suicidal Behaviour to be held September 5-8, 2018, in Ghent, Belgium.
Discover the IASR/AFSP International Summit on Suicide Research to be held November 5-8, 2017 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa, & Casino, Henderson, Nevada.
The theme of the summit is "New Horizons for Suicide Research: From Genes to Communities."
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Message from the President
Welcome to the official Web site of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
The IASP was established in 1960 and is the largest international organization dedicated to suicide prevention and to the alleviation of the effects of suicide. It has members in more than 50 countries.
On our website you can find IASP newsletters
and other publications, information about our Special Interest Groups, and Congresses, all dedicated to suicide prevention locally and throughout the world.
Through browsing our Web directory,
you will discover selected suicide prevention resources, covering a range of topics for groups at risk, guides for survivors of suicide,
crisis centers located across the globe, and more.
We invite you to explore our World Suicide Prevention Day page where you can download the official brochure,
banners and find other resources. We also invite you to become a member to receive our internationally respected journal,
Crisis, which offers the latest findings
from both basic research and practical experience in the fields of suicide prevention and crisis intervention.
Suicide and non-fatal suicidal behaviour are major public health problems across the world. Data from the WHO indicate that
approximately one million people worldwide die by suicide each year. This corresponds to one death by suicide every 40 seconds.
The number of lives lost each year through suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined.
Suicide attempts and suicidal ideation are far more common; for example, the number of suicide attempts is up to 20 times the number of deaths by suicide.
But, suicide is preventable. We ask that if you are despairing that you contact a crisis center. Many people have found that talking helps to alleviate painful suicidal thoughts and feelings.
We ask you to continue helping us making a difference in the lives of those at risk of suicide.
Feel free to visit our Facebook Fan page or follow us on Twitter. Please do not hesitate to contact me to learn more about how you or your organization can participate in IASP.
Thank you for visiting.
Professor Jane Pirkis
Acting President of IASP
Director of the Centre for Mental Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
University of Melbourne
Special Interest Groups
Clusters and Contagion in Suicidal Behaviour
Culture and Suicidal Behaviour
Development of Effective National Suicide Prevention Strategy and Practice
Emergency Medicine and Suicidal Behavior
Genetics and Neurobiology of Suicide (The)
Helplines Best Practices
National Systems for Certifying Suicidal Deaths
Nomenclature
Prevention of Intentional Poisoning
Risk, Resilience and Reasons for Living
Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescents
Suicide Among Older Adults
Suicide Bereavement and Postvention
Suicide and the Media
Suicide and the Workplace
Members receive IASP's journal, Crisis, six times a year.
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