Lectures and seminars Next steps in advancing transcultural suicidology: 4th Hybrid Workshop of the International Network for Transcultural Suicidology
The International Network for Transcultural Suicidology invites participants to its fourth hybrid workshop, focusing on current developments in suicide prevention, suicide prevention interventions, and research methods in transcultural contexts.
The Network for Transcultural Suicidology was established in 2023 and is open to researchers, clinicians, non-governmental organisations, and others working with transcultural issues and suicide prevention. The network is interdisciplinary and welcomes professionals from a wide range of fields.
This year's workshop features presentations on the anthropology of suicide based on Cambodian case studies, as well as on participatory, arts-based, and visual methods in suicide research and prevention. The program will also cover experiences of psychiatric emergency assessments of suicidal crises among migrants in Italy, a new report on the health of young Sámi people in Sweden, and a study of a video-counselling program aimed at preventing depression and suicide among people living with HIV in Tanzania.
Programme
Welcome
The anthropology of suicide: Cambodian case studies, ethnography, and the implications for cultural responsiveness in global suicidology
Maurice Eisenbruch
Participatory, arts-based and visual methods in suicide research and prevention in LMICs and among migrant and refugee populations
Erminia Colucci
Lessons learned from Transcultural Suicidology: Possible implications for suicide prevention and intervention
Iris Graef-Calliess, Vera Mohwinkel
Questions and discussion
Break
Suicidal crises among migrants and native-born individuals: emergency psychiatric consultations in Italy
Eleonora Gambaro
It is terrible and magical at the same time - a report on the health of young Sámi
Karin Spetz
IDEAS for Hope, A Telehealth Suicide Prevention Intervention for Adults Living with HIV in Tanzania: Outcomes, Lessons, and Next Steps
Kim Madundo
Break
Ethnic differences in risk factors for suicidal ideation in NHANES datasets from 2005–2020
Dominika Jaruskova
Finnish mythology, the Kalevala and suicide: stories of despair, unbearable distress and agency
Mona Lindqvist
Discussion: What is the next step?
Registration
When registering, please indicate whether you would like to attend in person or participate online.
Registration deadline (in person): 12 November 2026
Registration deadline (online): 18 November 2026
Practical information
- Date and time: Thursday 19 November 2026, 12.30-17.00 CET
- Location: Karolinska Institutet, Solna Campus. Room will be communicated later.
- Online location: Zoom link will be communicated later.
- Cost: Free of charge
- Organiser: A steering committee affiliated to Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and ZfP Südwürttemberg, Germany
Questions?
Please contact maria.sundvall@ki.se if you have any questions.