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 77 countries. IASP is a Non-Governmental Organization concerned with suicide prevention.
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Upcoming IASP Events
Please note that the nominations for National Representatives are underway in the following countries and members are invited and encouraged to participate in this significant and democratic event:
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Colombia
Hong Kong
India
Israel
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
United Kingdom
If you did not receive nomination papers, it may be due to the fact that the IASP Central Administrative Office has yet to receive payment for 2018 membership fees. If you have paid your membership fee and not received nomination papers, please contact the IASP Central Administrative Office as soon as possible, email: membership@iasp.info. A nomination paper will be sent to you immediately.
IASP provides awards for those who have contributed in a significant way to the furthering of the aims of the Association. Awards are presented at the IASP biennial conference. Visit the IASP Awards page to see nomination details and deadlines.
2nd - 4th May, 2019
IASP 3rd Caribbean Regional Symposium
CARICOM - Different Cultures, One Aim: Suicide Prevention
Port of Spain, Trinidad
10 September, 2019
World Suicide Prevention Day
Working Together to Prevent Suicide
17 - 21 September, 2019
30th IASP World Congress
Breaking Down Walls and Building Bridges
Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland
View Non-IASP Upcoming Events.
Briefing Statements
- BRIEFING STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE "MOMO CHALLENGE"
In response to the global media coverage surrounding the "Momo Challenge," Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) have prepared a statement in which we express our concern about the likely negative impact on young people, in particular those who are vulnerable, and suggest that the media should be highly cautious if reporting on this story.
Read entire statement here.
- INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF EXPERTS ISSUES AN ALERT REGARDING RELEASE OF 13 REASONS WHY, SEASON 2
In 2017 Netflix released 13 Reasons Why to a global audience and extensive concern on the part of experts. A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found a significant increase in internet searches on suicide following the release of season 1. As a result and in preparation for the release of season 2 on May 18, 2018, an international coalition of leading experts in education, mental health and suicide prevention have released concerns and recommendations to youth, parents, educators and clinicians/professionals.
Read entire statement here.
News
Click here to download our World Suicide Prevention Day 2018 Report
Read to discover World Suicide Prevention Day 2018 statistics and to see reports from events across the globe, including the UK, Ireland, India. Kenya, France, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Netherlands.
Click here to download our March 2019 News Bulletin
IASP president, Prof. Murad Khan, intoduces the first newsletter for 2019, reporting on the inaugural Australian Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm, which took place in Brisbane in February. He notes attendees have reported an engaging and insightful event.
He discusses work being done on the first National Plan for Suicide Prevention in Pakistan, and the plans for a 2nd National Strategy on Suicide Prevention in Namibia.
Sharing details of the 3rd Caribbean Regional Symposium to be held in Trinidad from 2–4th May 2019, he states, "...The symposium promises to be a stimulating event, bringing together researchers, practitioners, helpline workers, programme planners, graduate students, those within the community and those affected by suicide, from a range of disciplines from within Trinidad & Tobago, the Caribbean Region, and around the world.
He also highlights the upcoming 30th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, which will take place in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland from 17-21st September 2019.
Learn more about the Australian Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm which was carried out in collaboration with Griffith University, AISRAP.
Read about the launch of a National Study on prevalence and interventions related to suicide in Namibia took place in October 2018. At the launch, The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Mr. Nangombe, discussed the extent of suicide and self-harm as public health issues in Namibia, informing the meeting that by 2011 Namibia had the eleventh (11th) highest suicide rate in the world and fourth (4th) highest in Africa.
Shares details of a public lecture entitled, "Suicide Prevention in International Context: Progress and Challenges," given by Prof. Ella Arensman in Namibia, at the invitation of the WHO to support the Ministry of Health and Social Services in drafting the 2nd National Strategy on Suicide Prevention for the country.
Learn that following a round table meeting that took place in December 2018 at the Meditrina Mental Health Resource Centre in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, a report detailing proposed strategies for a National Plan for Suicide Prevention was prepared by Dr. Asma Humayun and Prof. Murad Khan, with contributions from professionals in mental health, education, law, religion and media, amongst others throughout the country.
Reports that on 30th November 2018, Prof. Ella Arensman presented a Train-the-Trainer programme (TtT), together with Dr Vita Postuvan, on Increasing Awareness of Depression and Suicidal Behaviour at the University of Koper, Slovenia, for professionals working in health and community bases services, i.e. gatekeepers.
Read further about the 3rd Caribbean Regional Symposium in Trinidad from 2-4th 2019, the 30th World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention to be held in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, from the 17th to the 21st of September 2019, and the 52nd American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference to be held April 24–27, 2019 in Denver Colorado.
Click here to download our World Suicide Prevention Day 2018 Report
Read to discover World Suicide Prevention Day 2018 statistics and to see reports from events across the globe, including the UK, Ireland, India. Kenya, France, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Netherlands.
Download the inaugural edition of Engage -the Early Career Group newsletter, that introduces this new and growing IASP group. Read to find information on upcoming conferences or to discover features and snapshot pieces from early career persons working in the area of suicidology.
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