(Limited seats: 40 per workshop; for registered attendees only)
| Time | Session | Session Details | Speaker(s) / Lead | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.00 AM | Registration | |||
| 09:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Parallel Workshops | Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention IASP Partnerships for Life Workshop |
Dr. Arya Thirumeni, N-SPRITE, NIMHANS | Workshop Hall 1 |
| 09:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Parallel Workshops | Setting Up Self-Harm Registry & Risk Assessment IASP Partnerships for Life Workshop, in collaboration with DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance |
Dr Anish V Cherian, Lead, N-SPRITE, NIMHANS Dr Vikas Menon, JIPMER, Puducherry Dr Murali Krishnan, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru |
Workshop Hall 2 |
| 09:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Parallel Workshops | Screen Use and Suicide Risk: Skills-based Workshop on Screening, Intervention, and Healthy Screen Habits | Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma, Professor, Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS Dr Rajesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS Dr Nitin Anand, Professor, Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS Ms Gayathri N, PhD Scholar, Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS |
Workshop Hall 3 |
| 01:30 PM - 05:00 PM | Parallel Workshops | Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Evidence-Based Interventions | Dr Thomas Kishore, Professor of Psychology, NIMHANS | Workshop Hall 1 |
| 01:30 PM - 05:00 PM | Parallel Workshops | Implementation Science in action: Tackling Suicide Prevention Challenges Led by IASR |
Dr Sadhvi Krishnamoorthy, University of Melbourne Dr Luke Bayliss, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University |
Workshop Hall 2 |
| 01:30 PM - 05:00 PM | Parallel Workshops | Occupational Wellbeing and Suicide Risk: Building Organizational Resilience | N-SPRITE Team, NIMHANS | Workshop Hall 3 |
| 01:30 PM - 05:00 PM | Parallel Workshops | The Day After Suicide: An Experiential Workshop in Suicide Postvention, Grief and Healing IMHA, in collaboration with IASR |
Dr. Nandini Murali, Lead-SPEAK Project, MS Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation, Madurai | Workshop Hall 4 |
| 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Networking | Networking, Informal Discussions & Stakeholder Exhibition Walkthrough | Common Area |
Support Desk & Quiet Room available throughout the conference - Level 1 Foyer / Stakeholder & NGO Exhibition open throughout - Main Foyer
| Time | Session | Session Details | Speaker(s) / Lead | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.30 AM - 8.30 AM | Breakfast | Dining Area | ||
| 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM | Registration | Registration & Welcome | Main Hall | |
| 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Plenary 1 | Plenary: Bridging Worlds: Integrating Clinical, Psychological, Cultural and Public Health Research and Approaches to Suicide Prevention 1) The Biology of Suicide: From Brain to Genes 2)Psychology and Suicidal Behaviour 3) One Size Doesn't Fit All- The Need for Personalized and Culturally informed assessments and interventions |
Co-Chairs: Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS Dr. Prashanth N. Srinivas, Director, IPH, Bengaluru Speakers: Dr. Gil Zalsman, Tel Aviv University, Israel Dr. Diana Clarke, President, International Academy of Suicide Research, USA Dr. Rory O Connor, University of Glasgow, Scotland |
Main Hall |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Break | Tea/Coffee Break | ||
| 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Panel 1 | Homecoming: Lived Experience as Knowledge Session Led by IMHA |
Dr. Kavita Arora, Founding Cohort, India Mental Health Alliance Co-Founder, Children First Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Poornima Vishwanathan, OP Jindal Global University, Haryana Neha Kirpal, Co-founder, Amaha Health; Co-founder, IMHA |
Main Hall |
| 12:45 PM - 01:00 PM | Special Announcement | TBD | The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia | Main Hall |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Break | Lunch & Poster Presentations | ||
| 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | Parallel Sessions | Session 1A Indian Database for Understanding Suicide Overview of NSSI in South Asia |
Co-Chairs: Dr. Madhusudhan, HOD, Psychiatry, BMCRI Dr. Pradeep B.S., HOD & Professor, Epidemiology, NIMHANS Speakers: Dr. Chitharanjan Behera, AIIMS, Delhi Dr. Sujit Sarkhel, IOP, Kolkata |
Hall B |
| 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | Parallel Sessions | Session 1B Psychosocial Indicators of Suicidality Suicide Crisis Syndrome : Overview of Validity and Utility of a Suicide-Specific Diagnostic Construct |
Co-Chairs: Dr. Urvaksh M. Mehta, Professor Psychiatry, NIMHANS Dr Nitin Anand, Professor, Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS Dr. Vikas Arya, University of Melbourne Dr. Vikas Menon, JIPMER, Puducherry |
Hall C |
| 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM | Special Session | Pitch Your Research (Protocol Presentations) | Hall D | |
| 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM | Break | Tea/Coffee Break | ||
| 3.30 PM- 4.15 PM | Special Session: 1 | The Karnataka Model of Suicide Prevention: Lessons from Community and Hospitals | Dr. Anish V Cherian, NIMHANS Priyanka Mary Francis, IAS, Director, NGMA |
Main Hall |
| 4.30 PM- 5.30 PM | Panel 2 | Panel 2: Role of Policymakers in Public Health and Suicide Prevention IASP Partnerships for Life, in collaboration with IASR and DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance |
Co-Chairs: Dr Lakshmi Vijaykumar, Founder, SNEHA Dr Anish V Cherian, Lead, N-SPRITE Speakers Dr. Darez Ahmed Secretary Health, Government of Tamil Nadu Dr Renu Raj, IAS, Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Kerala |
Main Hall |
| 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM | Inauguration | Inaugural Ceremony & Cultural Program | Main Hall | |
| 7.30 PM- 9.00 PM | DINNER | DINING AREA |
Support Desk & Quiet Room available throughout the conference - Level 1 Foyer / Stakeholder & NGO Exhibition open throughout - Main Foyer
| Time | Session | Session Details | Speaker(s) / Lead | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.30 AM - 8.30 AM | Breakfast | Dining Area | ||
| 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM | Presentations | Oral Presentations 1-3 (Parallel) | 8 Minutes (7+1) - presentation time (7 presentations Per Hall) | Halls B/C/D |
| 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary 2 | Plenary 2: Suicide Burden and Public Health Urgency a) Burden of Suicide and Need for Gendered Approach in LMICs b) Where LMICs Stand in Suicide Prevention c) Economic Burden of Suicide |
Co-Chairs: Dr. Jagadisha Thirthalli, Dean of Behavioural Sciences, Professor and HOD of Psychiatry, NIMHANS Dr. Priya Sreedharan, Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, St. John's Hospital and Medical College, Bengaluru Dr Rakhi Dandona, PHFI, Delhi Dr Lakshmi Vijaykumar, Founder, SNEHA Dr. David McDaid, The London School Economics and Political Science, UK |
Main Hall |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break | Coffee Break | ||
| 11.00 AM- 12.00 PM | Special Session: 2 | Role of Media in Suicide Prevention | Dr. Greg Armstrong, University of Melbourne Dr. Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Medical University of Veinna, Austria |
Main Hall |
| 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM | Plenary 3 | Plenary 3: Specific Approches to Risk Assessment and Interventions Led by IASR and CPSI a) A standardized method of suicide risk detection b) Evidence based clinical intervention for suicidal individuals c) Suicide intervention for adults with childhood trauma |
Co-Chair: Dr. R. Raguram, Senior Psychiatrist Dr Jamuna Rajeswaran, Retd. Professor, Clinical Psychology Dr. Kelly Posner, Colombia University, Columbia Dr. Vladimir Carli,NASP, Karolinka Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Dr. Sakina Razvi, University of Toronto, Canada |
Main Hall |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Break | Lunch & Poster Presentations | ||
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Lecture Series | Session 2A: Neurobiological, Molecular and Genetic Indicators of Suicidality and Pharmacological Interventions for Suicidal Behavior Led by CBM |
Chair: Dr. Naren P. Rao, Psychiatrist, Manoshanti Dr. Biju Viswanath, Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS Dr. Sameer Jauhar, Imperial College London |
Hall B/C/D |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Lecture Series | Session 2B: Psychosocial Interventions for Suicidal Behaviours | Co-Chairs: Dr. Teddy Andrews J, PSPH, MAHE Dr. Soyuz John, Professor, Psychiatric Social Work, KMC Dr. Grego Hadlaczky, Karolinka Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Dr. Thomas Kishore, Professor of Psychology, NIMHANS Dr. John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Professor of Psychiatry, NIMHANS |
Hall B/C/D |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Lecture Series | Session 2C: Tele-Based Interventions in Suicide Prevention | Chair: Dr. Anish K.R., Associate Professor, Social Work, RCSS, Kerala Tele-MANAS Team Vandrevala Foundation |
Hall B/C/D |
| 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM | Panel 3 | Panel 3: Suicide Prevention in Vulnerable population: Women, Students, LGBTQI, PWDs, Elderly | Chair: Dr. Prabha S. Chandra, Former Director, NIMHANS Speakers: Dr. Aqsa Shaikh, Professor of Community Medicine, Hamdrad Institute of Medical Sciences Speakers for Women and Elderly To Be Announced |
Main Hall |
| 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM | Break | Coffee Break | ||
| 4.30 PM- 5.30 PM | Oral Presenations | Parallel 4-7 | 8 Minutes (7+1) - presentation time (7 presentations Per Hall) | Hall A/C/D |
| 4.30 PM- 5.30 PM | Special Session | Social Work Consortium | IFSW, IPSW, INPSW | Hall B |
| 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM | Special | Pecha Kucha Presentations IASP Partnerships for Life |
Chair: Dr. Sanderson Onie, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia | Main Hall |
| 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM | Special | Suicide Prevention Short Film Festival Screenings | Hall D | |
| 7.30 PM- 9.00 PM | DINNER | DINING AREA | ||
| 7.30 PM- 9.00 PM | FACULTY DINNER | GRAND MERCURE |
Support Desk & Quiet Room available throughout the conference - Level 1 Foyer / Stakeholder & NGO Exhibition open throughout - Main Foyer
| Time | Session | Session Details | Speaker(s) / Lead | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.30 AM - 8.30 AM | Breakfast | Dining Area | ||
| 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM | Networking | ECR Breakfast & Mentoring Led by IASR |
Networking Breakfast | Closed Dining Area |
| 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM | Networking | NGO, Helpline & Grassroots Organisations Roundtable: Bridging Research and Ground Implementation Led by IMHA, in collaboration with IASP, IASR and N-SPRITE |
Networking Roundatable (India Suicide Prevention Collective) | Board Room, 1st Floor |
| 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Plenary | Plenary 4: The Future of Suicide Prevention a) AI and Machine Learning In Suicide Prevention and Research b) Building Climate Resilient Suicide Prevention Systems c) Suicide Prevention: Will we get there, why or why not? |
Chair: To Be Announced (TBA) Speakers: TANUH Project- IISC, Bangalore To Be Announced (TBA) Dr. Vinay Lakra, University of Melbourne, Australia |
Main Hall |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break | Tea/Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Oral Presentations | Oral Presentations (Parallel 8-12) | 8 Minutes (7+1) - presentation time (7 presentations Per Hall) | A/B/C/D |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Panel Discussion | Suicide Prevention at Workplace | Dr. P. S. Anil Kumar, Professor, Physics, IISc, Bengaluru Himalaya Wellness Company TVS Motor Company |
Main Hall |
| 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM | Break | Lunch & Poster Presentations | ||
| 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM | Closing | Closing Panel: A Collaborative Roadmap for Suicide Prevention | Dr Pratima Murthy, Former Director, NIMHANS Dr. Darez Ahmed, Secretary Health, Government of Tamil Nadu |
Main Hall |
| 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM | Valedictory | Valedictory Ceremony and Awards | Main Hall |
Support Desk & Quiet Room available throughout the conference - Level 1 Foyer / Stakeholder & NGO Exhibition open throughout - Main Foyer
Watch this space for final programme schedule.
