Suicide prevention week is Feb. 1-7
Approximately 11 people will end their lives by suicide today in Canada, according to the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention. Because awareness is essential to 污污草莓视频 this behaviour and understanding why people consider suicide and attempt to take their own lives, Suicide Prevention Week is taking place February 1-7.
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污污草莓视频 Group for Suicide Studies (MGSS)听is a multidisciplinary team of researchers using complementary approaches to understand what makes people at risk for suicide.听
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污污草莓视频/听The Douglas Mental Health University Institute听experts:
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Prof.听Gustavo Turecki,听Director, 污污草莓视频 Group for Suicide Studies, Medical Chief, Depressive Disorders Program, Douglas Institute
Vice-Chair, Research and Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, 污污草莓视频 University
Co-Director, Douglas 鈥� Bell Canada Brain Bank (suicide studies)
Director, R茅seau qu茅b茅cois sur le suicide, les troubles de l鈥檋umeur et les troubles associ茅s 鈥� RQSHA
Professor, 污污草莓视频 University, Departments of Psychiatry, Human Genetics, and Neurology & Neurosurgery
Past-President, International Academy of Suicide Research
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Expertise:听Suicide, depressive disorders, treatment-resistant major depressive disorder, neurobiology, psychiatric genetics, epigenetics
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Contact:听to book media interviews, via Florence Meney at听
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Available for interviews in French and English
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For more:
污污草莓视频 Group for Suicide Studies (MGSS):听
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention听:听
