The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new series of IASP Regional Forums, designed to strengthen collaboration, knowledge exchange, and collective action on suicide prevention across all world regions.
Regional Forums represent a new chapter in IASP’s event programme, building on the success of previous regional meetings while expanding opportunities for engagement, partnership, and impact.
We are delighted to confirm the IASP Asia Pacific Regional Forum will take place in Fiji from 14–16 September 2026. Open to participants across (and beyond) the region, this forum will focus on regional priorities with an additional focus on isolation and challenges of suicide prevention in the Pacific Islands. This will be followed by the IASP Pan America Regional Forum in Costa Rica from 9–11 November 2026, a bilingual forum following on from the inaugural meeting in Minnesota, November 2024, which will again focus on regional priorities and translation of research into.
IASP Regional Forums will bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and leaders with lived experience to address regional priorities and strengthen coordinated responses to suicide prevention. The events will provide accessible, inclusive platforms focused on practical skills, innovation, and culturally relevant solutions tailored to the needs of each region.
Registration and abstract submissions, and further information for the Regional Forums, will be shared in the coming weeks.
In addition to our partnership with the SNEHA Suicide Summit in South East Asia, Chennai, 25 – 28 February 2026, and ESSSB21 in Europe, Vilnius, 26 – 29 August 2026, regional forums and development meetings are also being planned in collaboration with partners across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
We look forward to welcoming colleagues from around the world to these important gatherings and to working together to advance suicide prevention across every region.
