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President McAleese -
Patron of IAS |
The Irish Association of Suicidology
was founded in 1996 by Dr. John Connolly, the
late Dr. Michael Kelleher, and Mr. Dan Neville
T.D in response to concerns about the rising suicide
rates in Ireland and the grief and suffering caused
to families and communities by these unnecessary
deaths. The IAS set out to be a forum for all
individuals and voluntary groups involved in any
aspect of suicidology for the exchange of knowledge
gained from differing perspectives and
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professional has a monopoly of wisdom or expertise
about suicide. The IAS is dedicated to disseminating
information about suicide and suicide prevention
so that public opinion can respond to the issue
in an informed manner and assure that it is not
ignored by the statutory authorities dealing with
health, education and the environment. Suicide prevention
is everybody's responsibility and the tide can only
be turned by concerted coordinate action by all
parts of our society. Through its conferences and
publications, the association highlights various
aspects of suicide and endeavours to influence public
policy and insure that positive action is taken
to provide adequate strategies to combat this tragic
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14th
Annual Conference 5th October 2010
The IAS 14th Annual Conference will
take place on 5th of October 2010 in the Radisson Blu
Hotel, Sligo. The theme for this year's conference is
Deliberate Self Harm.
Further
information and details on how to register to attend
this year's conference click
here.
We
look forward to seeing you in Sligo on October 5th.
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