September is here! For IASP, World Suicide Prevention Day is more than just one day and our awareness period continues until World Mental Health Day on the 10th October. We are delighted to share with our supporters the new World Suicide Prevention Day Awareness Film.
Calling all IASP Members!
The Election process for the period 2023 – 2026 is now open. Emails have been sent out with form for nominating IASP members for the Executive Committee 2023-2026.
Special Interest Group: Lived Experience
It is common for people with a lived experience of suicide to experience heightened emotions surrounding their lived experience of bereavement, their own suicidality or being a carer, at times of hardship, uncertainty and challenge.
Suicide Research Methods: A Comprehensive Overview
Suicide remains a complex and persistent public health problem globally. Research is essential to enhance our understanding of suicide and its prevention.
IASP’s Protocol for Responding to Global and Cross-National Public Health Emergencies and Natural Disasters
In April 2020, Professor Murad Khan, the then IASP President, in response to the threats to global mental health and the risk of suicidal behaviour resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, established a Presidential Special Task Force on COVID-19 (PSTFC).
COVID-19 a key focus for world suicide prevention experts in Australia this year
Australia will be in the world spotlight this September as leading international experts gather to share ways to tackle the potential impact of COVID-19 on suicide.
IASP Australasian Virtual Research Workshop
Guest Speaker, Dr. Mark Sinyor is a psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto.
IASP 31st World Congress
In partnership with Griffith University, AISRAP, we are proud to bring the 31st IASP World Congress to the Gold Coast, Australia.
WSPD & WMHD Report
The reach of both World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) and World Mental Health Day (WMHD) in 2020 has reflected the increasing need for greater consideration to be given to our mental health.
