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2025 CSPS Retreat

Monday, November 3, 2025

2025 Retreat for the Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide team!

CSPS Team participate in the 2025 AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk!

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Members of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide (CSPS) participated in the 2025 AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk. 

Why Are Gun Suicides Soaring Among Older American Men?

Friday, October 3, 2025

Research from the Centers for Disease Control is finding that more and more older adults- especially men- are dying by gun suicide. Yeates Conwell, MD joined experts to talk with GQ on the factors driving this public health crisis.

Dr. DeQuincy Lezine, CSPS T32 alum, is a featured speaker in the the Suicide Prevention Resource Center video “The Foundations of Lived Experience.”

Monday, August 4, 2025

DeQuincy Lezine, PhD, T32 alum, is a featured speaker in this video from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center on “The Foundations of Lived Experience.” Dr. Lezine is a T32 alum and leader in the lived experience suicide community, as both an advocate for including the voice of those with lived experience into suicide prevention work and an educator. He is a suicide attempt survivor who has been active in suicide prevention since 1996. He is the Director of the Lived Experience Academy, an internationally recognized speaker, and a published author.

An Overlooked Demographic Has the Highest Suicide Risk — and It’s Been Rising

Friday, July 18, 2025

While much of the discussion about mental health in the U.S. has been focused on the growing needs of children and teens, research is finding that another group is often overlooked- older men.
Yeates Conwell, MD was among the experts who spoke with STAT on some of the reasons behind the rise in suicides in this group.

Read More: An Overlooked Demographic Has the Highest Suicide Risk — and It’s Been Rising

How to Help a Loved One Struggling with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors | CSRP Webinar

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

How to Help a Loved One Struggling with Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

Tony Pisani, PhD joined colleagues from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Catholic University of America, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in a webinar on approaching loved ones who are struggling with thoughts of suicide, especially when they don't want help.

Podcast: AI Scientists and the Humans Who Love Them with Dr. Ian Cero

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

AI Scientists and the Humans Who Love Them
Ian Cero, PhD and Tony Pisani , PhD explore whether AI can fundamentally transform the way we conduct scientific research, especially in the context of suicide prevention.