A new report from Liverpool John Moore University’s Suicide and Self-Harm Research Group has found that Cumbria in the north-west has the second highest rate of death by suicide in England and Wales. The study collated local data and lived experiences of people over...
Following on from our most recent blog post about how key transition periods in the lives of students (such as leaving home for the first time or moving to a new country) heightens their risk of suicide, we believe universities might find our PABBS suicide bereavement...
The largest-ever national review of student suicides in higher education was published at the end of May, with more than 160 cases of suspected suicide or self-harm examined over the 2023/24 academic year by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in...
A new study carried out by a team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has identified three distinct profiles featuring socioeconomic factors that have been linked to a higher risk of suicide....
The 14th Suicide Bereavement UK (SBUK) international conference, in collaboration with the Postvention Trust CIC, is due to take place on September 25th, a one-day event at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester. The day itself will...
Suicide Bereavement UK’s (SBUK’s) 14th International Conference – Suicide Bereavement: Leave No-One Behind – is to be held at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester on September 25th, in collaboration with the Postvention Trust CIC. With...
A new report has been published into young people and suicide by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, following an inquiry into why suicide is the leading cause of death for people aged between ten and 24. The APPG spoke to...
A new suicide prevention trial is now underway in schools around England, led by Liverpool John Moores University, with targeted support to be provided to students across Merseyside and Cheshire who demonstrate suicidal tendencies. Funded by the National...
Football club Oxford United has announced that it will be prioritising suicide prevention by teaming up with charity Baton of Hope to deliver accredited in-person training with professionals who have first-hand experience of dealing with the impact of suicide....
As the applications for artificial intelligence (AI) continue to be investigated, it seems that there may well be scope for the technology to be leveraged by doctors in identifying patients at risk of suicide, with the potential to improve suicide prevention...
