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NEW! New report on opportunities for suicide prevention in senior living communities
A partnership of concerned federal agencies and private-sector organizations convened a summit on opportunities for mental health promotion and suicide prevention in senior living communities. The resulting 111-page report, "It Takes a Community", lays out a framework of whole population, at-risk population and crisis response approaches. The summit included findings from focus groups of older adult residents.

For more information: http://library.sprc.org/item.php?id=720

NEW! 2010 AFSP/SPAN Public Policy Legislative Institute – March 8-9 in Alexandria VA
This training institute, funded in part by SPRC, teaches participants how to effectively articulate a public policy agenda as they share their own personal and professional experiences in suicide prevention with their members of congress. Registration is $75 before Feb. 12 and $125 after.

For more information: http://www.afsp.org/files/Misc_/2010liregistrationform.pdf

NEW! The Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders issues – Call for abstracts
The focus of this year's conference is “Addressing Imbalances: Promoting Equity in Mental Health.” Abstracts for program sessions can now be submitted online for review. The conference is co-sponsored by the World Federation for Mental Health, the Carter Center, the Clifford Beers Foundation, and Education Development Center, and will be held in Washington DC, Nov. 17-19, 2010.

For more information: http://wmhconf2010.hhd.org/

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National:
Emergency physicians researching suicide prevention and detection

State and Tribal:
Massachusetts : Suicide prevention grant targets groups at risk

International:
Japan: Japan’s largest Buddhist sect to start suicide hotline

Research:
Does deinstitutionalization increase suicide?

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