News, Announcements, IASP, and Reviewers
Announcements
The 50th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is taking place April 26–29, 2017, in Phoenix, AZ, USA. For more information go to http://www.suicidology.org/annual-conference/50th-annual-conference
The 29th Annual Healing After Suicide Loss Conference of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is taking place April 29, 2017, in Phoenix, AZ, USA. For more information go to http://www.suicidology.org/annual-conference/29th-annual-healing-conference
The XXIX World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), entitled "Preventing Suicide: A Global Commitment, From Communities to Continents," is taking place July 18–22, 2017, in Kuching, Malaysia. For more information go to https://www.iasp.info/ or see next page
The International Summit on Suicide Research of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR) and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is taking place November 5–8, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. For more information go to http://suicideresearchsummit.org/
IASP
Please note that the nominations for the Executive Committee and National Representatives are underway. Ballot papers will followed in January 2017. Members from the following countries are invited and encouraged to participate in the nomination of their National Representative in this significant and democratic event:
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Canada
- China
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Lithuania
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- USA
If you did not receive nomination papers, it may be due to the fact that the IASP Central Administrative Office has yet to receive payment for 2016 membership fees. If you have paid your membership fee and not received nomination papers, please contact the IASP Central Administrative Office as soon as possible, e-mail: membership@iasp.
Reviewers: A Word of Thanks
The following colleagues assisted in the peer review of manuscripts processed in 2016 for Crisis. We are extremely grateful for their support.
- Mensah Adinkrah
- Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross
- Karl Andriessen
- Alan Apter
- Nazanin Bahraini
- Alison Baird
- Philip James Batterham
- Annette Beautrais
- Larry Berman
- Rohan Borschmann
- David Brent
- Silvia Canetto
- Gregory Carter
- Leanne Casey
- Julie Cerel
- Bradley Conner
- Yeates Conwell
- David Crompton
- Wendi Cross
- John Cutcliffe
- Derek De Beurs
- Liliana Dell'Osso
- Christopher Mark Doran
- EvaDumon
- Oivind Ekberg
- Annette Erlangsen
- William Feigelman
- Mark Goldblatt
- Onja Grad
- David J. Gunnell
- Peter Gutierrez
- Jin Han
- Simon Hatcher
- Jacinta Hawgood
- Keith Hawton
- Lindsay Hayes
- Ulrich Hegerl
- Helen Herrman
- Yueqin Huang
- Gert Jessen
- Thomas E. Joiner
- Nav Kapur
- Nestor D. Kapusta
- Anastasia E. Kastanaki
- Ad Kerkhof
- Murad Moosa Khan
- Cheryl King
- Olivia Kirtley
- Evan M. Kleiman
- Manami Kodaka
- Kairi Kolves
- Karolina Krysinska
- Pim Kuipers
- Christa D. Labouliere
- Matthew Large
- Celine Larkin
- Chi Kin (Stephen) Law
- Antoon Leenaars
- Yossi Levi-Belz
- DeQuincy Lezine
- Jorge Lopez-Castroman
- Seyed Kazem Malakouti
- Sharon Mallon
- Thambu Maniam
- Mauri Marttunen
- Lisa Marzano
- John McIntosh
- Richard McKeon
- Lars Mehlum
- Dan Mobbs
- Pearl Mok
- Gillian Murphy
- Thomas Niederkrotenthaler
- Rory O'Connor
- Siobhan O'Neill
- Maria Oquendo
- B. C. Ben Park
- Michael R. Phillips
- Jane Pirkis
- Maurizio Pompili
- Kelly Posner
- Vita Postuvan
- Antonio Preti
- Ping Qin
- Roberta Ramonda
- Nigel Rees
- Dan Reidenberg
- Zoltan Rihmer
- Jurgita Rimkeviciene
- Jo Robinson
- Ian R. H. Rockett
- Victoria Ross
- Diana Rucli
- Pooja Saini
- Isaac Sakinofsky
- Barbara Schneider
- Jonathan Scourfield
- Gianluca Serafini
- Luca Serchisu
- Gal Shoval
- Morton Silverman
- Merike Sisask
- Steven Stack
- Hajime Sueki
- Ines Testoni
- Benedikt Till
- Kees van Heeringen
- Cornelis A. J. van Houwelingen
- Steven D. Vannoy
- Lakshmi Vijayakumar
- Martin Voracek
- Danuta Wasserman
- Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman
- Paul W. C. Wong
- Alan Woodward
- Paul S. F. Yip
Note: Due to the schedule for printing this journal, this list was compiled in November 2016. It comprises the reviews completed between November 1, 2015 and October 31, 2016. Reviewers completing reviews after this date will be included in next year's listing.
International Association for Suicide Prevention
Would you like to join IASP?
IASP is a nonprofit organization for those interested and working in suicide prevention. The membership consists of individuals (clinicians, scientists, crisis workers, volunteers and persons who have lost a family member by suicide) and community, national and international organizations. At this moment the membership extends over 50 countries and is affiliated with the World Health Organization as the key organization concerned with suicide prevention.
The main objectives of IASP are:
- –to provide a common platform for all representatives of the many professions who are engaged in the field of suicide prevention and crisis intervention;
- –to allow interchange of acquired experience in this area in various countries, especially through the exchange of literature;
- –to promote the establishment of national organizations for suicide prevention;
- –to facilitate the wider dissemination of the fundamentals of effective suicide prevention to professional groups and to the general public;
- –to arrange for specialized training of selected persons in the area of suicide prevention in selected training centers;
- –to carry out programs of research, especially those which can be pursued through international joint cooperation.
The activities of the association focus on the importance of sharing information, research and knowledge in order to address the issues of suicide and its prevention. The biennial congress, the bimonthly journal Crisis, biannual newsletter and the website serves as a medium for international exchange and a directory of members involved in suicidology is made available.
Candidates for IASP membership may apply directly to the Central Administration Office membership@iasp.
Membership consists of:
- –Regular membership for individuals regularly engaged in suicide studies, clinical management of suicidal patients, and/or suicide prevention activities, and who are interested in furthering the work of the Association.
- –Organizational membership is for national or international voluntary or other nonprofit organizations (incorporated or unincorporated) working in the field of suicide studies, clinical management of suicidal patients and/or suicide prevention activities under the terms of their governing document.
- –Associate membership is for individuals and organizations who are interested in working toward the goals of the Association, but who are not qualified for regular membership.
Please contact the IASP Central Administration Office at membership@iasp.
IASP Executive Committee 2015–2019
- President: Prof. Ella Arensman
- Vice President 1: Prof. Murad M. Khan
- Vice President 2: Prof. Steve Platt
- Vice President 3: Prof. Maurizio Pompili
- General Secretary: Prof. Jane Pirkis
- Treasurer: Dr. Mort M. Silverman
- Representative of the Council of Presidents: Prof. Diego de Leo
IASP Council of National Representatives 2015–2019
Co-Chairs: Dr. Loraine Barnaby and Prof. Thomas Niederkrothentaler
For a current listing of the IASP Council of National Representatives please refer to https://www.iasp.info/council_of_national_representatives.php#natrep
