The Goals, Roles and Activities of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP): A Continuing Education Article

The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is a non-goverment organization dedicated to carry out scientific activities focusing on the prevention of suicidal behavior and universal efforts to achieve goals such as raising awareness of suicide behavior around the world, encouraging individuals to exchange experience, knowledge and skills around countries of the world for more effective suicide reduction efforts, promoting the idea of establishing national organizations to prevent suicide, promoting effective suicide prevention principles among professional groups and the general public, and promoting research programs, especially those that can be tracked through international cooperation. IASP was established since 1960 and more than 50 countries are members of this association. The purpose of this article is to outline the most important goals and activities of the IASP and to introduce the website of this community and how to subscribe to it, in order to help open up a new and dynamic way for researchers and those interested in suicide prevention. Key words: Suicide, Prevention, IASP   Funding: This study did not have any funds. Conflict of interest: None declared. Etical approval: None declared   How to cite this article: Doost Mohammadi F, Rezaeian M. The Goals, Roles and Activities of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP): A Continuing Education Article. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2020; 19 (4): 409-22. [Farsi]