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Special edition eNews: #IASPGOLDCOAST2021
Welcome to a special edition of the Life in Mind eNews, focussing on the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) 31st World Congress, held over 21-24 September 2021.
This eNews features various stakeholder reflections from the World Congress; as well as a blog post from an Everymind PhD student from the University of Newcastle; and the Life in Mind team's own keynote highlights.
The World Congress, despite being entirely virtual this year, provided an outstanding platform of suicide prevention knowledge exchange and connection from across the world. The four days were filled with rich, thought-provoking and respectful conversations, that not only highlighted the outstanding work already underway in Australia, but invited perspectives and dialogue from International colleagues and experts.
The IASP World Congress team should be commended on their stellar efforts in putting together an insightful and diverse programme. With the vast amount of content shared over the course of the World Congress, it is important as a sector that we continue to access the conference material, connect with colleagues and continue these vital conversations around suicide prevention.
The Life in Mind team hopes this edition of eNews encourages you to reflect on your own IASP experience, connect with a colleague new or old, and dive back into the conference content.
Stakeholder reflections
The Life in Mind team engaged a range of Australian stakeholders with a special interest in various suicide prevention fields to provide their highlights, learnings and reflections from the World Congress.
Sue MurraySue Murray is the Managing Director at Zero Suicide Institute of Australasia, with a key interest in the Zero Suicide Healthcare which supports healthcare systems to understand and more effectively manage those who are vulnerable to suicidality. |
Professor Phil Batterham Professor Phil Batterham, from the Centre for Mental Health Research at The Australian National University, focusses on research areas including suicide prevention; suicide stigma; help seeking; digital interventions; and measurement. |
Bronwen EdwardsBronwen Edwards is the CEO at Roses in the Ocean with a key interest in lived experience of suicide and the meaningful integration of lived experience in every aspect of suicide prevention through a Whole of Government, Whole of Community approach. |
Dr Katie McGill Dr Katie McGill, Suicide Prevention Research Lead, Hunter New England Local Health District, and PhD candidate, University of Newcastle, focusses her work on improving suicide prevention ‘in the real world’. |
Keynote highlights from the Life in Mind team
Read the Life in Mind team's reflections on various keynotes from the World Congress:
Visit the Life in Mind Twitter @LifeinMindAU and hashtag #IASPGOLDCOAST2021 for live highlights from the World Congress opening plenaries, as well as keynotes on community and implementation; suicide prevention in the workplace; and suicide prevention in men and boys.
Early Career Researcher daily blog
Four Early Career Researchers were invited to share their reflections and write a blog for each day of the World Congress. Contributors included Tessa Cutler (day one); Laura Hemming (day two); Everymind PhD Candidate from the University of Newcastle, Andrew McMahon (day three); and Sadhbh Byrne (day four).
Life in Mind daily highlights
The Life in Mind team collated five highlights from each day of the IASP 31st World Congress and presents them on the Life in Mind website.
