Crisis Resources 

We are an interdisciplinary consortium of suicide researchers and one of the most active groups of suicidologists in Europe.

Research Areas

    Research

    The Papageno Effect

    About the protective potentials of specific prevention stories.

    Research

    Werther Effect

    Research on harmful effects of media portrayals about suicide.

    Research

    Suicide Epidemiology

    Researching prevalence of suicidal behaviors, risk & resilience factors in the population.

    Research

    Means Restriction

    Preventing specific suicide methods.

News

    News

    FGÖ funding for IASP World Congress obtained by Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research

    Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research receives funding from FGÖ for IASP World Congress in Vienna

    News

    Paper of the month

    Social media influencers and the Papageno effect - experimental evidence for the suicide-preventive impact of social media posts on hope, healing, and recovery.