Wednesday, August 13, 2008

International Conference on Suicide Prevention

The 12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour will be held 27th - 30th August 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland.

The ESSSB12 is held under the auspices of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and is organised jointly by the Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh in partnership with the Suicide Information Research and Evidence Network (SIREN) and supported by the Scottish Government and NHS Health Scotland.

The presenters include:

Shona Robison, Minister for Public Health, Scottish Government
Brian Mishara (Canada)
Stephen Platt and Rory O'Connor (Scotland)
John Mann, Madelyn Gould and Jane Pearson (USA)
Ella Arensman (Ireland)
Lars Mehlum (Norway)
Keith Hawton and Mark Williams (England)
Annette Beautrais (New Zealand)
Ad Kerkhof (Netherlands)

Go here to read some of the topics that will be discussed.

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