International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Newsbulletins / Newsletters 2008
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| 02 - February IASP President, Brian l Mishara Ph.D, notes the passing of two pioneers in the development of telephone help for suicidal persons, Chad Varah and John Kalafat. See biographical details offered. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_feb.pdf | |
| 03 - March Offers "Thoughts from Suicide Prevention Pioneer Norm Farberow, at age 90," and a memoriam of Past president and honorary member of IASP, Professor Nils Retterstøl. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_march.pdf | |
| 04 - April Read about national suicide prevention activities in Italy, or the retirement of José Bertolote who had an impressive career of devoted work in the Mental Health Division of the World Health Organization. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_april.pdf | |
| 06 - June Offers a national update from Australia and a article, by Prof. Murad M Khan, on Andrej Marusic, 1965-2008. See the president's message. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_june.pdf | |
| 07 - July IASP President, Brian L Mishara, Ph.D, pens an article entitled, "Considerations on linking suicide with violence and other topics." See country reports from Hong Kong and Hungary. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_july.pdf | |
| 08 - August Provides country reports from Ireland and Pakistan. See the message from the President that headlines "IASP members can support a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge." - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_aug.pdf | |
| 09 - September Dr Jane Pirkis, Chair of the IASP Task Force on Suicide and the Media, announces IASP – WHO guidelines on reporting suicide. See "Challenges in Media Attention to Suicide" by IASP President, Brian L Mishara Ph.D. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_sept.pdf | |
| 10 - October Announces a new IASP Task Force: Emergency Medicine and Suicidal Behavior. Read about goals, planned activities and contact details. View a report on suicide and suicidal behaviour in Jamaica by Dr Lorraine Barnaby. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_oct.pdf | |
| 11 - November Delivers a country report from South Africa and a review of the work done by the Samaritans. Offer contact details for IASP Task Forces. - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_nov.pdf | |
| 12 - December Offers an article entitled, "IFOTES and its role in suicide prevention" by Diana Rucli – Director IFOTES – International Federation Of Telephone Emergency Services. See the President's message " Suicide and the economic depression: Reflections on suicide during the Great Depression." - Read more http://www.iasp.info/pdf/newsletters/2008_dec.pdf | |
| IASP Newsletters 2008 View IASP newsletters for the year 2008, using ISSUU PDF reader. - Read more http://issuu.com/iaspinfo/docs/2008_newsletters | |
