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American Association of Suicidology - AAS

Organization URL(s)

info@suicidology.org
www.suicidology.org/web/guest/home

Other Contact Information

5221 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20015

202-237-2280 (Voice)
202-237-2282 (FAX)

Description

The American Association of Suicidology (AAS), founded in 1968, promotes the study of suicide and suicide prevention services. AAS activities include an annual meeting, a clinical training institute, a conference for survivors of suicide, publications, awards for outstanding contributions to the suicide prevention field, certification of suicide prevention services and individual crisis workers suicide prevention week, workshops, and volunteer training programs. AAS seeks to increase public awareness of suicide as a public health problem and preventive resources.

Online Resources

How You Can Help: Understanding and Helping the Suicidal Individual
http://suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=232&name=DLFE-30.pdf
Thinking About Suicide?
http://www.suicidology.org/web/guest/thinking-about-suicide

Print Resources

AAS publishes a journal, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior and two newsletters, Newslink and Surviving Suicide.