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The symposium gathers academics and professionals to share the latest research on suicide, along with representatives from service and community resources involved in suicide prevention in Iceland.

The symposium will introduce a collaborative project involving the University of Akureyri, the University of Iceland, Reykjavik University, the Directorate of Health, and Landspítali – The National University Hospital of Iceland, to establish a joint research platform. The partners will sign a declaration for the collaboration at the symposium.

Participation of the Directorate of Health

Lífsbrú – Centre for Suicide Prevention at the Directorate of Health – works systematically to reduce the number of suicides in Iceland. Lífsbrú is involved in a collaborative project between the universities, Landspítali – The National University Hospital of Iceland, and the new research centre for suicide prevention.

Partnerships and collaboration in research on risk factors for suicide are vital for prevention, intervention, and postvention support. In fact, action 1.1 in the plan to reduce suicides in Iceland encompasses such collaboration.