Call for Papers for the Tenth Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, October 13-16, 1999, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada The special theme for this year's conference is "Towards 2000-New Light on the Issue of Suicide". With the millennium on the horizon, this conference will provide participants with innovative information and an optimistic outlook towards suicide work in the future. The conference program is organized around three key areas - prevention, intervention, and postvention. Specific areas of interest include: suicide and youth, seniors, gay/lesbians, inmates, Native peoples, or African-Canadians; suicide and trauma; educational initiatives; innovative programs/services; and what's new in research. You are invited to respond to this Call for Papers and contribute to the program by sharing your work/experience addressing the theme. Opportunities exist for paper or poster presentations or organizing a workshop or panel. Abstracts describing your presentation may be submitted to the Program Committee on or before January 29, 1999 for consideration. To obtain a copy of the Call for Papers and instructions for Submitting an Abstract, contact: Help Line Society Attention: Sue Lacroix 5711 Sackville Street Halifax, NS B3H 2C9 Fax: (902) 423-3240 Email: [log in to unmask] The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention aims to reduce the suicide rate and minimize the harmful consequences of suicidal behaviour. CASP works towards its goal by facilitating, advocating, supporting and advising. ***************************************** Pamela Fancey Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 2J6 CANADA http://www.msvu.ca Tel: 902-457-6395 Fax: 902-457-0096 Email: [log in to unmask] *****************************************