ÖGPP conference
The 18th annual conference by the ÖGPP (Österr. Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik) will held in Gmunden, Upper Austria, from April 25th to April 28th.
Further information: ÖGPP
MUW: certificate course in “Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention”
For the first time, The Medical University of Vienna offers a certificate course in “Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention”.
Further Information: Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
IASR Congress
In 2019, the next IASR Congress (International Summit on Suicide Research Congress) will be held in Florida.
“Paper of the month”
Paper of the Month: Tran, U.S., Andel, R., Niederkrotenthaler, T., Till, B., Ajdacic-Gross, V., & Voracek, M. (2017). Low validity of Google Trends for behavioral forecasting of national suicide rates. PLoS ONE, 12(8), e0183149. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183149.
SUPRA – Best Practice Example
The national suicide prevention strategy (SUPRA) has been commended as a Best Practice Example by the EU and received much praise.
For further Information: EU-Compass
Martin Voracek -University Professor for psychological research methods
Martin Voracek, board member (Deputy Chair) of the Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research, was appointed University Professor for psychological research methods at the University of Vienna. Congratulations from all members!
spring Meeting by the DGS
The spring Meeting by the DGS, will take place on March 8th to 10th, 2018 at the Schloss Reisensburg near Günzburg, Germany. Lots of members of the WW will be there and represent their research topics.
WSPD 2017 – light a candle
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health – Special issue in suicide research
We would like to inform you, that there will be released a special issue on the advances in suicide research in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Deadline will be next year on February, 28th.
13 Reasons Why – Information sheed
The ÖGS (Österrische Gesellschaft für Suizidprävention) developed a information sheed about the handling with the netflix series „13 Reasons Why“ in schools in collaboration with other organizations (f.e.: Medical University Vienna, Wiener Werkstaette für Suizidforschung). The sheed will be available for download from the website of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education.