Archive: February 2007

 22nd February

Brian Young, Choose Life Inverclyde, recently attended a conference for people bereaved by suicide in the City of Derry, Northern Ireland.

The conference, now becoming an annual event, was being held with the aim of offering emotional, practical and spiritual support to those who have been affected by suicide. It was organised by Westcare Business Services at the prestigious City Hotel and reached out to more than 200 people. These included a number of professionals in the field of suicide prevention but mainly the delegates were those affected by the aftermath of suicide.

21st February

12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour

The first announcement flyer is now avaliable for the 12th European Symposium on Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour will be held in Glasgow on the 27th to 30th August 2008.

The conference, organised jointly by Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh in partnership with the Suicide Information Research and Evidence Network (SIREN), will bring together leading academics, policy makers and practitioners from around the globe.

19th February

First Announcement: Call for Papers for SIREN Conference

The first announcement/call for papers flyer is now available for the second conference of the Suicide Information Research and Evidence Network (SIREN). Taking place at the Glasgow Science Centre, the event will host, amongst other professionals, keynote speaker: Brian Mishara, president of the International Association for Suicide Prevention.

For further information and to view guidelines for submission of abstracts, and to see examples of abstracts, please view the full article.

If you would like further information, please email siren@chooselife.net

Choose Life Progress Review Now Available

A report highlighting the key achievements of the Choose Life strategy to date is now available. The report outlines some of the work already underway to prevent suicides in Scotland following the first phase of Choose Life's implementation (2003-2006), and details some of priorities for the next two years.

The review can be downloaded by clicking on the above heading. For a hard copy of the document, please contact Choose Life on 0141 240 7799 or info@chooselife.net.

Choose Life Summit 2007

Choose Life, Scotland’s national strategy to prevent suicide, will host its fourth national summit in Edinburgh this week, which will bring together key people tasked with reducing Scotland’s suicide rate.

This two-day event will be an opportunity for best practice and new developments to be shared and promoted, progress to date to be consolidated, and to enthuse and inspire individuals to face the many challenges ahead.