The
listed conferences are associated with mental health and suicide
prevention. Conference listings are subject to change and specific
information about conferences should be attained from the sponsoring
organization.
Electronic
and multimedia resources are provided to help you to find
conferences that are associated with suicide and suicide prevention.
The conferences listed are available from such national organizations
as The National Institute of Mental Health as well as professional
organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and educational
institutions.
Internet
Continuing
Medical Education, Inc. (CME)
The
CME is the leading provider of continuing medical education
in the United States and is a branch of CMP Healthcare Media.
CME, Inc. provides numerous weekend conferences focused in
the field of mental health. CME, Inc. is accredited by such
organizations as AMA, APA, and ACPE and others.
The
CME Web site providing information on conferences is available
at the following Web address:
The
NSSP is a U.S. not-for-profit Web site and a collaborative
effort of the CDC, SAMHSA, NIH, HRSA, and IHS to offer suicide
prevention resources to both consumers and professionals.
The
NSSP provides information on upcoming suicide prevention conferences
from numerous mental health professional organizations and
suicide prevention organizations available at the following
Web address:
National
Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC)
The
NYVPRC is a not for profit organization whose sponsoring organizations
are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well
as numerous other federal agencies in the United States. The
NYVPRC is a central source of federal information on prevention
and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics
on violence committed by and against children and teens.
The
NYVPRC Web site provides a searchable database of events,
primarily conferences, focused on youth violence prevention
and suicide available at the following Web address:
SPA
is a not for profit organization that supports Australian
life by providing community awareness, advocacy, information,
training, and conferences. SPA is supported by the Department
of Health and Aged Care in Australia.
Information
on SPA's annual conference on suicide prevention is available
at the following Web address:
The
SPRC supports suicide prevention with the best of science,
skills and practice. The SPRC is funded through a cooperative
agreement between the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) and the Education Development Center,
Inc. (EDC). Additionally, SPRC works in collaboration with
10 partner organizations. The SPRC provides technical assistance,
training, and informational materials to strengthen suicide
prevention networks around the United States and advance the
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
The
SPRC provides a calendar of events including information on
conferences related to suicide and suicide prevention available
at the following Web address:
