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  • 28 August 2024, 15.00-16.30

    UNDERSTANDING SUICIDE

    Understanding and Preventing Suicide in a Changing World

    Rory O'Connor (UK)

    One Size Does Not Fit All: Tailoring Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention to Diverse Communities

    Diana Clarke (USA)

    Ethical Challenges in Suicide Prevention When Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Are Options

    Brian Mishara (Canada)

  • 29 August 2024, 10.30-12.00

    EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

     

    National Suicide Prevention Strategies: Promises and Prospects

    Stephen Platt (UK)

     

    Time as a Suicide Preventive Intervention

    Gergö Hadlaczky (Sweden)

     

    A Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention: An Overview of Key Elements

    Keith Hawton (UK)

     

  • 29 August 2024, 15.30-17.00

    BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND EXPRESSIONS OF SUICIDALITY

     

    From Gene-Environment Interaction to GxE Correlation in Suicidal Behavior

    Gil Zalsman  (Israel)

     

    Insight on the Suicidal Brain One Cell at a Time

    Gustavo Turecki (Canada)

     

    Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Real-Life Stress on Suicidal Ideation and Behavior

    John Mann (USA)

  • 30 August 2024, 10.30-12.00

    ROLE OF DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA IN SUICIDE

     

    Evidence for the Effectiveness of Media Guidelines on Responsible Reporting of Suicide

    Jane Pirkis (Australia)

     

    Changing the Communication Around Suicide

    Thomas Niederkrotenthaler (Austria)

     

    Social Media: Hopes and Fears About the Suicide Prevention Field’s Scalable Future

    Dan Reidenberg (USA)

  • 30 August 2024, 15.30-17.00

    TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL APPROACHES TO TREATMENT AND INTERVENTIONS FOR SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

     

    Crucial Elements in National Suicide Prevention Action Plans - How to Translate Epidemiological Evidence to Action

    Merete Nordentoft (Denmark)

     

    Low Intensity Interventions for Suicide Prevention: Opportunities and Challenges

    Vladimir Carli (Sweden)

     

    Precision Suicidology: The Next Step

    Philippe Courtet (France)

  • 31 August 2024, 11.30-13.00

    SUICIDE PREVENTION ACROSS LIFESPAN AND ACROSS GENDER

     

    Data Linkage and Harmonization Approaches to Study the Impact of Early Intervention on Suicide Deaths

    Holly Wilcox (USA)

     

    Helping Older Adults Overcome Suicidal Tendencies: Are We Really Capable of Doing It?

    Diego De Leo (Italy)

     

    Suicide in Women: What We Know, What We Don’t and What Can Be Done

    Lakshmi Vijayakumar (India)

  • 28 August 2024, 15.00-16.30

    UNDERSTANDING SUICIDE

    Understanding and Preventing Suicide in a Changing World

    Rory O'Connor (UK)

    One Size Does Not Fit All: Tailoring Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention to Diverse Communities

    Diana Clarke (USA)

    Ethical Challenges in Suicide Prevention When Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Are Options

    Brian Mishara (Canada)

  • 29 August 2024, 10.30-12.00

    EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

     

    National Suicide Prevention Strategies: Promises and Prospects

    Stephen Platt (UK)

     

    Time as a Suicide Preventive Intervention

    Gergö Hadlaczky (Sweden)

     

    A Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention: An Overview of Key Elements

    Keith Hawton (UK)

     

  • 29 August 2024, 15.30-17.00

    BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND EXPRESSIONS OF SUICIDALITY

     

    From Gene-Environment Interaction to GxE Correlation in Suicidal Behavior

    Gil Zalsman  (Israel)

     

    Insight on the Suicidal Brain One Cell at a Time

    Gustavo Turecki (Canada)

     

    Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Real-Life Stress on Suicidal Ideation and Behavior

    John Mann (USA)

  • 30 August 2024, 10.30-12.00

    ROLE OF DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA IN SUICIDE

     

    Evidence for the Effectiveness of Media Guidelines on Responsible Reporting of Suicide

    Jane Pirkis (Australia)

     

    Changing the Communication Around Suicide

    Thomas Niederkrotenthaler (Austria)

     

    Social Media: Hopes and Fears About the Suicide Prevention Field’s Scalable Future

    Dan Reidenberg (USA)

  • 30 August 2024, 15.30-17.00

    TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL APPROACHES TO TREATMENT AND INTERVENTIONS FOR SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR

     

    Crucial Elements in National Suicide Prevention Action Plans - How to Translate Epidemiological Evidence to Action

    Merete Nordentoft (Denmark)

     

    Low Intensity Interventions for Suicide Prevention: Opportunities and Challenges

    Vladimir Carli (Sweden)

     

    Precision Suicidology: The Next Step

    Philippe Courtet (France)

  • 31 August 2024, 11.30-13.00

    SUICIDE PREVENTION ACROSS LIFESPAN AND ACROSS GENDER

     

    Data Linkage and Harmonization Approaches to Study the Impact of Early Intervention on Suicide Deaths

    Holly Wilcox (USA)

     

    Helping Older Adults Overcome Suicidal Tendencies: Are We Really Capable of Doing It?

    Diego De Leo (Italy)

     

    Suicide in Women: What We Know, What We Don’t and What Can Be Done

    Lakshmi Vijayakumar (India)