OVERVIEW

International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR)/American Foundation For Suicide Prevention (AFSP) International Summit on Suicide Research 2021 is organized by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Parthenon Management Group (PMG), LLC, International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR) and will be held from Oct 24 - 27, 2021.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this event is professionals that conduct research or treat patients in the field of suicidology or other related fields.

Program Description:
This meeting will bring together suicide researchers studying topics ranging from neurobiology, epidemiology and genetics to assessment, intervention and prevention. All suicide researchers and those interested in learning about the most cutting-edge evidence are invited to attend and take advantage of this excellent opportunity to network and interact. In addition to plenary sessions with preeminent suicide researchers and symposia, the meeting will include a mentoring program, poster sessions, and workshops addressing methodological issues particular to suicide research. Workshops will cover topics such as assessment of suicidal behavior and risk, strategies for research on low base rate outcomes, use of technology and proxy measures, approaches to facilitate inclusion of underrepresented populations, study design options that produce robust and reliable results, and guidance for the safe inclusion of individuals at high-risk for suicidal behavior.

Learning Objectives:
After participating in this live event:
• Participants will be able to articulate the key findings in the development of preventive, intervention, and implementation strategies and how to incorporate translational research strategies into preventive, intervention, and implementation research on suicide.
• Participants will be able to describe methodological and ethical challenges in research design for studies where the outcome of interest is suicidal ideation and behavior.
• Participants will be able to enumerate the most recent neurobiological, genetic, psychological and social evidence related to suicidal behavior.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.