Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed and Dr. Farzana Rahman Dina are working for Suicide prevention: identifying and responding to suicide clusters.
BTF on Culture and Suicidal Behavior aims to establish a network of people, who pay their attention to cultural issues in suicide-research and prevention.
Although the basic thing is to establish a network of eager people, we hope in time to be able to develop projects on specific sub-themes (e.g. suicide prevention strategies in different cultural settings; spirituality/religion; human/women-rights; gender issues including gender-based violence and domestic/family-violence; suicidal acts in developing and under-developed countries; arts and culture; culturally alert or effective research methods) based on the eagerness of members.
More specifically, BTF will reach the following destinations.
- Sharing resources and information appropriate for the topic of culture and suicidal behavior (including publications and funding opportunities);
- Discussing ideas and providing suggestions around culturally sensitive suicide research and prevention activities;
- Increasing alertness and suggestions for the greater consideration of culture in the understanding of suicidal behavior and the development of suicide prevention strategies;
- Representing a point of reference for individuals and organizations seeking expertise on BTF theme and sub-themes;
- In the long term, BTF will seek financial support to initiate and carry out specific research and prevention projects and organize effective meetings/conferences/workshops.