News, Announcements, Reviewers, and IASP
Announcements
The 51st Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), entitled "Integrating Science, Experience and Political Will: Informed Action to Prevent Suicide," is taking place April 18–21, 2018, in Washington, DC, USA. For more information go to http://www.suicidology.org/Annual-Conference/51st-Annual-Conference
The 30th Annual Healing After Suicide Conference of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is taking place April 21, 2018, in Washington, DC, USA. For more information go to http://www.suicidology.org/Annual-Conference/30th-Annual-Healing-Conference
The IASP 2018 Asia Pacific Conference is taking place May 2–5, 2018, in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. For more information go to https://iasp.info/newzealand/
The 2018 Conference of the International Society for the Study of Self Injury (ISSS) is taking place June 22–23, 2018 in The Hague, Netherlands. For more information go to http://itriples.org/2018-meeting/
The Bi-Annual Australian Grief and Bereavement Conference of the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement is taking place June 2018 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. For more information go to https://www.grief.org.au
The 17th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour (ESSSB) is taking place September 5–8, 2018, in Ghent, Belgium. For more information go to http://www.esssb17.org
Reviewers: A Word of Thanks
The following colleagues assisted in the peer review of manuscripts processed in 2017 for Crisis. We are extremely grateful for their support.
- Karl Andriessen
- Alan Apter
- Florian Arendt
- Eleanor Bailey
- Philip James Batterham
- Lanny Berman
- Harriet Bickley
- Jamison Scott Bottomley
- David Brent
- Alison Calear
- Josefa Canals
- Silvia Canetto
- Ying-Yeh Chen
- Emily Cheng
- Caroline Clements
- Erminia Colucci
- David Crompton
- John Cutcliffe
- Derek De Beurs
- Christopher Mark Doran
- Brian Draper
- Oivind Ekberg
- Igor Elman
- Annette Erlangsen
- William Feigelman
- Mark Goldblatt
- Benjamin Goodfellow
- Marianne Goodman
- Madelyn Gould
- Onja Grad
- David J. Gunnell
- Yari Gvion
- Jin Han
- Simon Hatcher
- Jacinta Hawgood
- Lindsay Hayes
- Joanna Herres
- Heidi Hjelmeland
- Yueqin Huang
- Isabelle Hunt
- Marco Innamorati
- Cherry Jackson
- Gert Jessen
- Ann John
- Thomas E. Joiner
- Jussi Jokinen
- Anthony Jorm
- Nestor D. Kapusta
- Anastasia E. Kastanaki
- Katerina Kavalidou
- Ad Kerkhof
- Murad Moosa Khan
- Garry King
- Eugene Kinyanda
- Olivia Kirtley
- Evan M. Kleiman
- Helen Klieve
- Dee Knipe
- Manami Kodaka
- Kairi Kõlves
- Karolina Krysinska
- Christa D. Labouliere
- Peter Lacour
- Chi Kin (Stephen) Law
- Antoon Leenaars
- Sharon Mallon
- John Mann
- Myfanwy Maple
- Mauri Marttunen
- Lisa Marzano
- Sharon McDonnell
- Jerry Michael McGuire
- John McIntosh
- Allison Joy Milner
- Brian Mishara
- Gillian Murphy
- Thomas Niederkrotenthaler
- Rory O'Connor
- Maria Oquendo
- B. C. Ben Park
- Kirsten Pauwels
- Michael R. Phillips
- Jane Pirkis
- Martin Plöderl
- Maurizio Pompili
- Vita Postuvan
- Louise Pouliot
- Antonio Preti
- Nicholas Procter
- Ping Qin
- Paul G. Quinnett
- Nigel Rees
- Dan Reidenberg
- Zoltan Rihmer
- Jo Robinson
- Ian R. H. Rockett
- Dan Romer
- Saska Roskar
- Diana Rucli
- Pooja Saini
- Isaac Sakinofsky
- Ellinor Salander Renberg
- Sebastian Scherr
- Fabrizio Schifano
- Meryam Schouler-Ocak
- Paolo Scocco
- Gianluca Serafini
- Luca Serchisu
- Golan Shahar
- Caroline Silva
- Morton Silverman
- Jaelea Skehan
- Delaney Michael Skerrett
- John Snowdon
- Matthew Spittal
- Steven Stack
- Hajime Sueki
- Jerneja Sveticic
- Tadashi Takeshima
- Ines Testoni
- Benedikt Till
- Michel Tousignant
- Ross Tynan
- Kees van Heeringen
- Steven D. Vannoy
- Lakshmi Vijayakumar
- Lore Vonck
- Martin Voracek
- Margda Waern
- Danuta Wasserman
- Alan Woodward
- Jennifer Wright-Berryman
- Paul Yip
- Jie Zhang
Note: Due to the schedule for printing this journal, this list was compiled in December 2017. It comprises the reviews completed between November 1, 2016 and November 30, 2017. 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 2017–2019
- President: Dr. Murad Khan
- Vice President 1: Prof. Jane Pirkis
- Vice President 2: Prof. Rory O'Connor
- Vice President 3: Prof. Ping Qin
- General Secretary: Dr. Daniel Reidenberg
- Treasurer: Dr. Thomas Niederkrotenthaler
- Representative of the Council of Presidents: Prof. Ella Arensman
IASP Council of National Representatives 2017–2019
Co-Chairs: Prof. Madelyn Gould and Prof. Jie Zhang
For a current listing of the IASP Council of National Representatives please refer to https://www.iasp.info/council_of_national_representatives.php
