National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention
Since 1993, the National centre for suicide research and prevention (NASP) has collaborated with the government, decision-makers in Region Stockholm, and residents to create an evidence-based knowledge foundation, foster development, and facilitate knowledge dissemination. Our mission is to reduce suicide and suicide attempts on local, regional and national levels. This is achieved through research, strategic public health work, education, and information dissemination.
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Current highlights
Swedish Suicide Research Conference
Welcome to the first edition of Swedish Suicide Research Conference (SSRC) May 6–7 2025 at World Trade Center Stockholm.
Join an exciting event that brings together national and international experts and researchers in suicidology and suicide prevention.
International Network for Transcultural Suicidology
International Network for Transcultural Suicidology was launched in 2023 by a group of researchers from Karolinska Institutet. The network is interdisciplinary and brings together participants from various professional groups who work with or encounter individuals with a migration background.
Emma Eliasson talks about POTION in Springer Nature Communities
Emma Eliasson, postdoctoral researcher at the National centre for suicide research and prevention (NASP), is featured in Springer Nature Communities to discuss POTION – Promoting Social Interaction through Emotional Body Odours – a research project that aims to explore whether chemosignals, that can be found in human sweat, in combination with a mindfulness treatment, can lower social anxiety.
Recommendations for suicide preventive interventions at a population level (RESPI)
RESPI is a tool that presents evidence-based interventions at a population level to decrease suicide. It also describes prerequisites that NASP consider are essential for effective suicide preventive work.
Hold on and hold out – save more people from suicide
Approximately 1,500 Swedes commit suicide each year. Although major efforts are being made to save more of those who see death as the only way out, much remains to be done.