For the first time, N-SPRITE brings together the global community to tackle the complexities of suicide prevention. Through this International Conference on Suicide Prevention, we are calling upon the world’s leading experts, researchers, mental health practitioners, students, media professionals, NGOs, and lived experience advocates to address one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time. By integrating diverse voices in research and advocacy, we aim to tackle this issue and strengthen suicide prevention efforts.
“N-SPRITE” — National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Suicide Prevention Research Implementation and Training Engagement Centre — was established to strengthen suicide prevention efforts in India through evidence, capacity building, and systems-level action. Launched in September 2024, N-SPRITE was conceptualized to bring together isolated suicide prevention initiatives into a collaborative and coordinated framework. There are six ongoing projects under the centre across hospital, workplace and community settings, in addition to one upcoming initiative under climate change.
