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Membership Plans Home / Membership / Membership Plans Member Benefits As a paying member of ISSS, you will get access to a host of benefits, including: Reduced registration fees for conferences Access to recorded conference content Our repository of NSSI measures (currently under construction) Voting and award-nomination rights Ability to advertise your research on our research participation page (currently under construction, restrictions will apply) Join us today by choosing your plan below. Professional $ 75 75$ For academics, clinicians, and other employed professionals Valid for one year Select Concession $ 50 50$ Option for professionals experiencing financial hardship Valid for one year Select Student $ 25 25$ For current undergraduate and graduate students Valid for one year Select Other Stakeholders $ 25 25$ For non-academic/clinical/professional members (e.g., lived experience, parent) Valid for one year Select

Toronto, Canada 2024 Conferences / 19th Annual Conference | Toronto, Canada 27th - 28th June, 2024 In 2024, we hosted our 19th Annual International Conference in Toronto, Canada. Details In 2024, we hosted our 19th Annual International Conference in Toronto, Canada. It was a wonderful week filled with Toronto's charm, renewed connections, and a refreshed commitment to research, support, and advocacy. Show More

Vienna, Austria 2023 Conferences / 18th Annual Conference | Vienna, Austria 24th - 25th June, 2023 In 2023, we hosted our 18th Annual International Conference in Vienna, Austria. Details In 2023, we hosted our 18th Annual International Conference in Vienna, Austria. Our first in-person meeting for three years, it was a splendid week of Viennese sights, reconnection, and reinvigorated passion for research, support, and advocacy. Show More

Online 2021 Conferences / 16th Annual Conference | Online 23rd - 25th June, 2021 In 2021, we hosted our 16th Annual International Conference online. Details In 2021, we hosted our 16th Annual International Conference online. Over three days we hosted a range of live and pre-recorded material, including Keynote addresses by Prof. Jennifer Muehlenkamp and Dr. Barent Walsh, an ISSS Rising Star Address from Dr. Sarah Victor, the first Collaborative Research Program Symposium, and a Lived Experience Roundtable discussion. Show More

Online 2020 Conferences / 15th Annual Conference | Online 26th - 27th June, 2020 In 2020, we hosted our 15th Annual International Conference online — our first virtual conference. Details In 2020, we hosted our 15th Annual International Conference online — our first virtual conference. With a Keynote from Dr Barent Walsh, an Address from ISSS Rising Star A/Prof. Brooke Ammerman, our first virtual Happy Hour, and series of Expert Panel Discussions, we stayed safe and we stayed connected. Show More

Orlando, Florida 2019 Conferences / 14th Annual Conference | Orlando, Florida June, 2019 In 2019, we hosted our 14th Annual International Conference in Orlando, Florida. Details Conference Program Show More

Wellington, Aotearoa (New Zealand) 2025 Conferences / 20th Annual Conference | Wellington, Aotearoa 25th - 27th June, 2025 In 2025, we hosted our 20th Annual International Conference in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. Details In 2025, we held our 20th Annual International Conference in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand — our first ever in the Southern Hemisphere! It was an inspiring week of cultural discovery, new connections, and renewed dedication to research, support, and advocacy. Show More

Online 2022 Conferences / 17th Annual Conference | Online 22nd - 24th June, 2022 In 2022, we hosted our 17th Annual International Conference online. Details In 2022, we hosted our 17th Annual International Conference online. The conference was packed with inspiring, compelling, and interesting talks from global experts in the field. Show More

Stockholm, Sweden 2026 Conferences / 21st Annual Conference | Stockholm, Sweden 25th - 26th June, 2026 In 2026, we will host our 21st Annual International Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Details The 2026 ISSS Conference will take place at Campus GIH (the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences) in partnership with Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. The main program will run on June 25-26, with pre-conference events scheduled for June 24. Show More

Brussels, Belgium 2018 Conferences / 13th Annual Conference | Brussels, Belgium June, 2018 In 2018, we hosted our 13th Annual International Conference in Brussels, Belgium. Details Conference Program Show More

Janis Whitlock, PhD, from Cornell University and Senior Advisor for The JED Foundation explains how caregivers with lived experience of self-injury can navigate conversations with their children about their own history of self-harm, and how parents can manage heightened limits to confidentiality when their child who self-injures turns 18 while in therapy. Season 5 | Episode 65 Podcast/ Season 5 | Episode 65 Parenting with Lived Experience of Self-Injury Sep 26, 2025 with Dr. Janis Whitlock Parenting with Lived Experience of Self-Injury with Dr. Janis Whitlock 00:00 / 01:04 Two topics are covered in this episode: (1) how parents with lived experience of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) can navigate conversations with their children about their own scarring and wounds, and (2) how parents (with or without lived experience) can navigate conversations about self-injury with their young adult children when they turn 18. Dr. Whitlock is emerita research faculty at Cornell University, a former Associate Director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, and the founder and director of the Self-Injury & Recovery Resources (SIRR) research program, which serves as one of the best and most comprehensive collations of online resources about self-injury: www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu . It is a go-to resource for parents, therapists, friends, family members, schools, other caring adults, the media, and individuals with lived experience of self-injury. Dr. Whitlock is also Senior Advisor for The JED Foundation. To learn more about The JED Foundation, visit https://www.jedfoundation.org/ . Below is some of the work referenced in this episode: Whitlock, J., & Lloyd-Richardson, E. E. (2019). Healing self-injury: A compassionate guide for parents and other loved ones . Oxford University Press. Taliaferro, L. A., Jang, S. T., Westers, N. J., Muehlenkamp, J. J., Whitlock, J. L., & McMorris, B. J. (2020). Associations between connections to parents and friends and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents: The mediating role of developmental assets . Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 25 (2), 359-371. Kibitov, A. A., & Mazo, G. E. (2023). Genetics and epigenetics of nonsuicidal self-injury: A narrative review . Russian Journal of Genetics, 59 (12), 1265-1276. Dawkins, J., Hasking, P., & Boyes, M. (2021). Knowledge of parental nonsuicidal self-injury in young people who self-injure: The mediating role of outcome expectancies . Journal of Family Studies, 27 (4), 479–490. Previous Next

ISSS Rising Stars About /Awards / ISSS Rising Stars Recognizing Potential ISSS Rising Stars are dedicated early-career researchers, clinicians, or advocates whose work demonstrates potential and commitment to make a significant contribution to the field and to the lives of people with lived experience. 2023 Rising Star Read more Dr Kathryn Fox Dr Fox is an Assistant Professor in the clinical child psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of Denver, where she also directs the Fox Lab in the Department of Psychology. Rising Stars of ISSS 2025 Dr. Kealagh Robinson Dr. Robinson is a Senior Lecturer at Massey's School of Psychology (Aotearoa, New Zealand). She is also a collaborator with the Checking on Mental Health Providing Alternatives to Suicide (COMPAS) program. Read more...