Past Conferences
Since 1968, the American Association of Suicidology has convened America’s leading suicidology conference, bringing together researchers, professionals, and lived experience advocates dedicated to the science and practice of suicide prevention. Trace decades of that history below, one city at a time.
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| Year | Location | Theme | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026May 17–22 | St. Louis, MO | Moving Forward Together: Advancing Suicide Prevention through Science and Lived Experience | Program |
| 2025March 30–April 4 | Columbus, OH | – | Program |
| 2024May 5–10 | Las Vegas, NV | – | Program |
| 2023April 18–20 | Portland, OR | – | Program |
| 2022April 27–30 | Chicago, IL | – | |
| 2021April 21–24 | Lake Buena Vista, FL | Social Contexts in Suicide: Upstream Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Prevention | |
| 2020April 22–25 | Portland, OR (held virtually) | Crossroads: Preventing Suicide & Building Lives Worth Living | |
| 2019April 24–27 | Denver, CO | Converging Fields, Expanding Perspectives | |
| 2018April 18–21 | Washington, DC | Integrating Science, Experience and Political Will: Informed Action to Prevent Suicide | |
| 2017April 26–29 | Phoenix, AZ | Suicidology at 50: Honoring the Past & Innovating for the Future | |
| 2016March 29–April 2 | Chicago, IL | Suicidology: A Place for Everyone | |
| 2015April 15–18 | Atlanta, GA | Get Connected | |
| 2014April 9–12 | Los Angeles, CA | Never Alone | |
| 2013April 24–27 | Austin, TX | Challenging Our Assumptions and Moving Forward Together | |
| 2012April 18–21 | Baltimore, MD | Collaborations in Suicidology: Bridging the Disciplines | |
| 2011April 13–16 | Portland, OR | Changing the Legacy of Suicide | |
| 2010April 21–24 | Orlando, FL | Families, Community Systems and Suicide | |
| 2009April 15–18 | San Francisco, CA | A Global Agenda on the Science of Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery | |
| 2008 | Boston, MA | Advancing Suicidology: Embracing Diversity in Research and Practice | |
| 2007 | New Orleans, LA | 40 Years of Suicide Prevention: Moving Forward With Education and Training | |
| 2006 | Seattle, WA | Science and Practice in Suicidology: Promoting Collaboration, Integration, and Understanding | |
| 2005 | Broomfield, CO | Partnerships for Change: Advancing Suicide Prevention | |
| 2004 | Miami, FL | Working Together to Save Lives | |
| 2003 | Santa Fe, NM | Competent Communities: Suicide Prevention Through Support, Research, and Practice | |
| 2002 | Bethesda, MD | Suicide Prevention: Opportunities and Challenges Along the Continuum of Health and Illness | |
| 2001 | Atlanta, GA | Mind, Body and Soul: Three Dimensions of Suicide | |
| 2000 | Los Angeles, CA | Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide | |
| 1999 | Houston, TX | Toward the Year 2000: Collaborating to Prevent Suicide | |
| 1998 | Bethesda, MD | Suicide Across the Life-Span: Developmental Perspectives on Prevention and Healing | |
| 1997 | Memphis, TN | The Legacy of Suicide | |
| 1996 | St. Louis, MO | Suicide: Individual, Cultural, International Perspectives | |
| 1995 | Phoenix, AZ | Suicide Update 1995 | |
| 1994 | New York, NY | Reducing the Toll: Suicide Prevention | |
| 1993 | San Francisco, CA | Controversial Issues in Suicidology: Creating Bridges and Understanding | |
| 1992 | Chicago, IL | Silver Anniversary Conference | |
| 1991 | Boston, MA | Suicide, Coping and the Creative Process | |
| 1990 | New Orleans, LA | Suicide in the 1990s | |
| 1989 | San Diego, CA | Suicide and Gender | |
| 1988 | Washington, DC | Suicide Prevention | |
| 1987 | San Francisco, CA | Suicide and Cultural Values: National and International Aspects | |
| 1986 | Atlanta, GA | Suicide: Innovation in Programs and Research | |
| 1985 | Toronto, ON, Canada | Suicide: A Critical Perspective | |
| 1984 | Anchorage, AK | Partners in Progress: Developing Effective Networks | |
| 1983 | Dallas, TX | People at Risk: The Task of Suicidology | |
| 1982 | New York, NY | Suicide and the Life Cycle | |
| 1981 | Albuquerque, NM | Social Forces in Self-Destructive Behavior | |
| 1980 | Nashville, TN | – | |
| 1979 | Denver, CO | – | |
| 1978 | New Orleans, LA | – | |
| 1977 | Boston, MA | – | |
| 1976 | Los Angeles, CA | – | |
| 1975 | St. Louis, MO | – | |
| 1974 | Jacksonville, FL | – | |
| 1973 | Houston, TX | – | |
| 1972 | Detroit, MI | – | |
| 1971 | Washington, DC | – | |
| 1970 | San Francisco, CA | – | |
| 1969 | New York, NY | – | |
| 1968March 20 | Chicago, IL | – |