IASP

The International Association for Suicide prevention (IASP) is a non-profit organization for those interested and working in the field of suicide prevention. The organization functions as network for individuals (clinicians, scientists, crisis workers and volunteers, people who have lost family members and close ones to suicide) and community, national and international organizations. The organization is in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) and its membership extends over 50 countries.

The IASP World Congress in Oslo

The XXVII World Congress of the IASP will be held in Oslo, the capital of Norway, September 24th to 28th 2013. Norway launched its first National strategy for suicide prevention in 1994, a strategy that has since been revised two times. Supported by national and regional authorities many suicide preventive initiatives and activities have taken place over this time span and suicidological prevention, research and development has a good basis in institutions, clinical practice and the NGO and volunteer sector in Norway. A national centre for suicide research and prevention (NSSF) and five regional centres (RVTS) throughout the country provide research, expert advice and teaching to support the National strategy.
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