Organizers
IASP is the Official Partner of the ESSSB2026.
IASP is a leader in suicide prevention worldwide, especially with regards to knowledge sharing, the diversity of its stakeholders, and its transparency. IASP excels in fostering collaboration and cross-cultural knowledge sharing through its diverse global network. Inclusive of individuals with lived experience, the association facilitates globally informed and cohesive response efforts.
Organizing Committee
- Chair: Paulius Skruibis
- Austėja Agnietė Čepulienė
- Said Dadašev
- Danutė Gailienė
- Dovilė Grigienė
- Jokūbas Gužas
- Miglė Marcinkevičiūtė
- Eglė Mažulytė-Rašytinė
- Jurgita Rimkevičienė
All members of the Organizing Committee are from the Suicide Research Centre at Vilnius University. More details: https://www.fsf.vu.lt/en/institute-of-psychology/centre-for-suicidology
Scientific Committee
- Co-chair: Paulius Skruibis
- Co-chair: Danutė Gailienė
- Ayesha Ahmad
- Marion Aichberger
- Johnny Andoh-Arthur
- Karl Andriessen
- Judit Balazs
- Diana van Bergen
- Silvia Sara Canetto
- Amy Chandler
- Austėja Čepulienė
- Erminia Colucci
- Said Dadašev
- Derek de Beurs
- Annette Erlangsen
- Dovilė Grigienė
- Eve Griffin
- Jokūbas Gužas
- Simon Hatcher
- Keith Hawton
- Michael P Hengartner
- Heidi Hjelmeland
- Erkki Isometsa
- Nav Kapur
- Vaiva Klimaitė
- Birthe Loa Knizek
- Vitalii Klymchuk
- Karolina Krysinska
- Matthew Large
- Ian Marsh
- Miglė Marcinkevičiūtė
- Trine Madsen
- Konrad Michel
- China Mills
- Thomas Niederkrotenthaler
- Merete Nordentoft
- Rory O’Connor
- John Oliffe
- Alexis Palfreyman
- Vita Poštuvan
- Martin Plöderl
- Jurgita Rimkevičienė
- Merike Sisask
- Ellen Townsend
- Nida Žemaitienė
- Przemysław Waszak