Sessions will be conducted on the following topics.
30 November 2026 – Pre-Conference Workshop
(Limited seats: 40 per workshop; for registered attendees only)
| Session |
Details |
| Workshop 1 |
Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention |
| Workshop 2 |
Art in Suicide Research |
| Workshop 3 |
Setting Up Self-Harm Registry, Suicide Risk Assessment |
| Workshop 4 |
Interventions for Non-Suicidal Self-Harm Injury (NSSI) |
| Workshop 5 |
Media Workshop for Responsible Reporting on Suicide |
| Workshop 6 |
Workplace Suicide Prevention for HR |
Day 1 – 1 December 2026
| Topics |
| Suicidal Deaths: Burden and Urgency for Action |
| Burden of Suicide Deaths and Need for Gendered Approach for Prevention |
| Where LMICs Stand now in Suicide Prevention |
| SL Example: Suicide Prevention |
| Changing the Narrative Through Lived Experience |
| Neurobiological Evidences and Pharmacological Interventions for Suicide |
| Can Media be Changemakers? |
| Psychosocial Interventions for Suicide Prevention |
| Lancet Insights Session |
Day 2 – 2 December 2026
| Topics |
| Suicide Risk Across the Lifespan / NHMS Study Data |
| Methods in Suicide |
| Culture and Suicide |
| ICMR’s Insights on Suicide and Mental Health |
| Karnataka Model |
| Hospital-based Surveillance: Insights from USHAS |
| Gram Panchayath Task Force (GPTF) – Community Surveillance (SURAKSHA Model) |
| Police / NCRB Integration |
| The Role of Policymakers and Government in Suicide Prevention |
| Suicides Among Students: Can We Prepare Educational Institutions to Mitigate the
Risks? |
Day 3 – 3 December 2026
| Topics |
| Suicide and Climate Change |
| Postvention for Suicide Bereavement |
| Culture and Suicide |
| Workplace Mental Health |
| Innovations in Suicide Prevention |
| Artificial Intelligence for Suicide Prevention |
| Digital Interventions for Suicide Prevention |
| Future Directions for Suicide Prevention Research |
| A Collaborative Roadmap for Suicide Prevention |
Watch this space for final programme schedule.
