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NEW! AAS releases suicide data for 2009
The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) issues an annual summary of national suicide statistics as soon as they become available from the National Center for Health Statistics. Statistics are provided by state, gender and age.

NEW! Online registration is open for the AAS Annual Conference, Collaborations in Suicidology: Bridging the Disciplines, April 18-21, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland
This 45th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) will provide a forum for those who share an interest in suicidology, as well as those who have lost a loved one to suicide, to meet and share information about suicide, suicidal persons, and the repercussions of suicide. The conference will be held in conjunction with the AAS/AFSP Healing After Suicide Conference, Honoring Loss and Healing Together, which will take place all day on Saturday, April 21st and the Annual Crisis Centers Conference, Collaborations in Suicidology: Bridging the Disciplines.

NEW! The National Indian Health Board's Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) launches Meth and Suicide Prevention E-newsletter
The MSPI is a national pilot demonstration project dedicated to addressing methamphetamine use and suicide, two of the most pressing public health concerns in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. This newsletter examines evidence-based practice, practice-based evidence, and best and promising practices related to methamphetamine use and suicide prevention. The recently-released winter 2012 issue describes the innovative Gila River MSPI Project’s Kahv’yoo Spirit program. The program uses horses to teach youth about themselves and how they relate to those around them.

SPRC Training Institute presents webinar Bullying and Suicide, Thursday, February 2, 2012, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Presented in conjunction with Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention, this webinar will provide the latest research and science on the relationship between bullying and suicide and will outline some of the shared risk and protective factors. The interactive presentation will also discuss the main principles of a comprehensive whole school approach to bullying prevention. Space is limited; pre-registration is requested.

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National:
Idea to take the “D” out of PTSD studied

State and Tribal:
New Hampshire : Police to add to mental health skills

International:
United Arab Emirates: Education and treatment key to preventing suicide

Research:
Media Reporting of Military and Civilian Suicides