Suicidology and Suicide Prevention
Section committee
COURTET Philippe
, Chair
SARCHIAPONE Marco,
Co-Chair
IOSUE Miriam,
Secretary
GRAMAGLIA Carla,
Councillor
Section mission
This Section's mission is to:
Improve research in the field of suicidology and suicide prevention and translating research findings into clinical practice. In this sense the Section adheres to a bio-psycho-social perspective and involves an international and multidisciplinary network of researchers and clinicians.
Section objectives
- Raising awareness about suicide as important public health issue and fighting the stigma sourrounding it
- Improving understanding of risk and protective factors
- Sharing experience and knowledge on suicide prevention
- Disseminating best practices on management and treatment of the suicidal patients