The more we learn about suicide, the more lives we can save. Filmed during the 2017 International Summit on Suicide Research, co-sponsored by AFSP and the International Academy of Suicide Research, these videos feature some of the world’s leading suicide prevention researchers.
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Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D. - A National Movement for Suicide Prevention
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D. - AFSP's Impact on Suicide Prevention
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D. - Community Support as Suicide Prevention
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D. - Learning from Loss
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D. - Opiods and Suicide
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D. - Suicide as a Health Condition
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D. - There is Help Available
Brian Ahmedani, Ph.D. - Zero Suicide
Joan Asarnow, Ph.D. - The Family as a Seatbelt
Joan Asarnow, Ph.D. - Helping Pediatricians Understand Signs of Risk
Joan Asarnow, Ph.D. - Improving Pediatric Emergency Care
Joan Asarnow, Ph.D. - What Children Want from Their Parents
Marian Betz, M.D., MPH - Barriers in Emergency Departments
Marian Betz, M.D., MPH - Firearms and Suicide
Marian Betz, M.D., MPH - Firearms Safety Counseling
Marian Betz, M.D., MPH - On Being a Young Investigator
Marian Betz, M.D., MPH - Project 2025 and Firearms
Marian Betz, M.D., MPH - Working with Firearms Owners
Marian Betz, M.D., MPH - You are not Alone
Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D. - Care after the Emergency Department
Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D. - Screening in the Emergency Department
Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D. - Engaging the Healthcare Community
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP - Mental Health Professionals and Traumatic Brain Injury
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP - Traumatic Brain Injury
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP - Advice for Young Investigators
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP - Communities and the VA
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP - Inflammation and the Microbiome
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP - International Summit on Suicide Research
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP - Veterans and Suicide
Julie Cerel, Ph.D. - #Not6
Julie Cerel, Ph.D. - Exposure to Suicide
Julie Cerel, Ph.D. - In This Together
Julie Cerel, Ph.D. - The General Social Survey (GSS)
Julie Cerel, Ph.D. - The Longterm Effects to Losing Someone to Suicide
Helen Christensen, Ph.D. - Reaching Communities with Technology
Helen Christensen, Ph.D. - Social Media and Suicide
Helen Christensen, Ph.D. - Technology's Role in Suicide Prevention
Josh Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. - Asking Reduces Risk
Josh Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. - Exciting Areas for Suicide Prevention
Josh Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. - From Research to Practice
Josh Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. - The Future of Suicide Prevention
Josh Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. - Partnerships in Suicide Prevention
Josh Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. - Twenty Percent by 2025
Josh Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. - Universal Screening in Emergency Departments
Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH - Asking about Suicide in Healthcare Settings
Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH - Don't Be Afraid to Ask
Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH - How Parents Can Talk to Kids about Suicide
Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH - Universal Screening in the Emergency Department
Matthew Miller, M.D., MPH - Emergency Departments, Firearms, and Project 2025
Matthew Miller, M.D., MPH - Lethal Means Counseling
Matthew Miller, M.D., MPH - Limiting Access to Lethal Means
Rory O’Connor, Ph.D. - A Cross-Disciplinary Approach
Rory O’Connor, Ph.D. - AFSP and Suicide Prevention
Rory O’Connor, Ph.D. - Dispelling Myths
Rory O’Connor, Ph.D. - Involving Those with Lived Experience
Rory O’Connor, Ph.D. - The Pain of Suicide
Rory O’Connor, Ph.D. - Risk Assessment and Identifying Vulnerabilities
Rory O’Connor, Ph.D. - Understanding the Suicidal Mind
Rory O’Connor, Ph.D. - What Leads Someone to Attempt Suicide
Mark Sinyor, M.D. - Coping and Resilience
Mark Sinyor, M.D. - Responsible Reporting
Mark Sinyor, M.D. - Suicide Contagion
Gil Zalsman, M.D., MHA - Epigenetics
Gil Zalsman, M.D., MHA - Studying Stressful Life Events
Gil Zalsman, M.D., MHA - Survivors of Loss and Advocacy
Gil Zalsman, M.D., MHA - Treating Depression Early