The Congress is a traditional biennial event that seeks to position the issue of suicide at a global and regional level, with the aim of demonstrating the need for action at local levels as well. This one-week event is an opportunity to engage with a highly diverse community of academics, researchers, clinicians, crisis workers, people with lived experience, volunteers and all those involved in suicide prevention or working in related fields.

The 32nd IASP World Congress offers a rich scientific and social programme, lectures and workshops for early career researchers, and an event dedicated to the local community. The latter is called Dan povezovanja: za ljudi z izkušnjo samomorilnega vedenja, bližnje in žalujoče and will take place on 23 September 2023 at the Bernardin Congress Centre, in the Aurora, Daphnia and Nautilus halls.

The event is aimed at the general public, in particular bereaved people, individuals with lived experience and professionals, with the purpose of raising awareness about suicidal behaviour, mental health and bereavement after suicide. It offers a variety of activities, including short lectures on the topics of bereavement and recognition of distress, panel discussions, a Living Library and a workshop titled »The Beneficial Power of Sound«.

>>> The event is free with registration as places are limited. For more information, please follow this link.