The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is a non-profit organization for those interested and working in the field of suicide
prevention. The membership consists of individuals (clinicians, scientists, crisis workers and volunteers, 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 IASP is
in officia
l relations with the World Health Organization.
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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 bring together the available knowledge and expertise for effective action.
- To encourage the interchange of acquired experience in various countries and regions.
- 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 that can be pursued through international joint cooperation.
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