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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.
 
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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.

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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:

http://www.mhsource.com/conf/


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National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP)

 

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:

http://www.mentalhealth.org/calendar/suicide.asp


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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:

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/Locates/Locates.asp?databaseselected=Calendar


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Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA)

 

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:

http://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/new_conference.htm


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Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

 

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:

http://www.sprc.org/calendar/index.asp

 

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