Last year we celebrated 10th anniversary of the Triple I – intuition, imagination and innovation – in suicide conferences. Back then, we were considering how to go on – what would be a good form to continue our wish to promote intuition, imagination and innovation in research and prevention of […]
International COVID-19 Suicide Prevention Research Collaboration (ICSPRC)
At the time of writing COVID-19 has infected more than 15 million people worldwide and claimed almost half a million lives. People’s lives and livelihoods have been affected across the globe. In response to widespread concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide and suicidal behaviour an international […]
From The Representative of Taiwan
Taiwan’s Success in Battling COVID-19 may Have Eased Mental Health Impact of the Pandemic The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised prominent concern in the IASP community. Taiwan has so far contained the pandemic quite well. Up until July 8th 2020, there were 449 confirmed cases, 7 […]
Decriminalisation of Attempted Suicide – IASP Policy Position Statement
Decriminalisation of Attempted Suicide – IASP Policy Position Statement Members of the (IASP) recently ratified & passed a policy position statement on the decriminalisation of attempted suicide. This is an important step in suicide prevention & suicide awareness policy and advocacy efforts and supports current international efforts for mental health […]
From The National Representative of Romania
For our NGO, located in the city Cluj – Napoca, 2020 started the 3 – year mandate as President of the Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of our NGO President, Professor Doina Cozman. For TelVerde Antisuicid 0800801200 – the suicide crisis line supported by our NGO, the beginning of […]
Message From the President
Dear members, Since the publication of our previous issue of the IASP news bulletin, we have collectively endured a challenging few months. The covid-19 pandemic has taken the entire world by surprise, knowing no boundaries, and affecting high, low- and middle-income nations alike. We are experiencing a unique health crisis […]
From The SIG: Development of Effective National Suicide Prevention Strategy and Practice.
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on the Development of Effective National Suicide Prevention Strategy & Practice were invited to report on recent pandemic-related developments in national suicide prevention programmes. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the following members of the SIG: […]
