PABBS Suicide Bereavement Training: Relevance To Universities
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 training course particularly relevant and useful, particularly because we […]
Suicide Review Finds Student Transition Periods Heighten Risks
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 Mental Health. It was found that undergraduates made up the majority of […]
‘Lengthy’ Mental Health Waiting Lists Puts Youth At Risk
A “national epidemic” of mental health conditions among children has led to chronic oversubscription of the NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), according to a recent report from the Centre for Young Lives and the Child of the North multi-university research programme. This, in turn, means that children who are at risk of […]
Machine Learning Study Identifies Socioeconomic Suicide Risk Factors
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 findings, published in the latest Nature Mental Health journal, have the potential to […]
New Book Published On Youth Suicide Clusters
When a group of suicides or suicide attempts take place closely together, above what would normally be considered typical for any given community, these incidents are defined as a suicide cluster. As the US-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention explains, there are two main types of cluster: Mass clusters, where a greater than expected […]
Suicide Bereavement UK Conference: September 25th 2025
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 include speakers and workshops as part of the programme, which is aimed at anyone who comes into […]
Adopt A Place At The 14th SBUK International Conference
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 many speakers in attendance and workshops to be put on, a range of different topics will be under […]
Report Published Into Young People & Suicide
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 young people with lived experience of suicidal thoughts or suicide […]
Oxford United FC Launches Suicide Prevention Campaign
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. The new partnership comes as part of the club’s Can We Talk? suicide prevention and mental health initiative, […]
Suicide Prevention Trial In England’s Schools Underway
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 Institute for Health and Care Research, the trial – which started on February 2nd – will be running […]
Can AI Help Doctors Identify Patients At Risk 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 strategies in clinical settings. New research from Vanderbilt University Medical Centre looked at two different approaches […]
76% Rise In Nursing Staff Seeking Suicidal Ideation Support
New research from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has revealed that workplace conditions are a contributing factor in mental health crises in the sector, with a 76 per cent increase in members of staff seeking support for suicidal ideation in the first half of 2024 compared to the same six-month period in 2023. The […]
Dementia Patients ‘More Likely’ To Have Suicidal Thoughts
A new study published in the Ageing Research Reviews journal has found that people with dementia are more likely to experience suicidal thoughts than the general population, although prevalence of attempted suicide or death by suicide was approximately the same for both demographics. Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges that the world now […]
Autistic People ‘3 Times As Likely’ To Die By Suicide
Focusing on suicide prevention for people with autism will likely come increasingly into focus as time goes on, with new research revealing that those on the spectrum are nearly three times more likely to die by suicide as non-autistic demographics. Carried out by the University of Queensland and the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, […]
Female Doctor Suicide Risk ‘Higher’ Than General Population
A team of researchers, led by the University of Vienna, have found that although suicide rates among doctors as a whole have fallen over time, with risks varying across different regions and countries, the suicide risk for female doctors is still significantly higher than when compared to the general population. The study, published in the […]
41% Of Disabled Child Parent Carers ‘Considered Suicide’
A new study from the University of Birmingham has found that 41 per cent of parents carers of disabled children have contemplated suicide, building on previous research showing that this demographic experiences high rates of social isolation, financial distress, relationship dissolution and both physical and mental illnesses. This latest piece of research – published in […]
US College Athlete Suicide Rates ‘Double In 20 Years’
A new study has revealed that suicide is the second leading cause of death among college athletes in the US, climbing from 7.6 per cent 20 years ago to 15.3 per cent today. The report, published at the start of April in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, supports similar findings from the National Collegiate […]
Can Safe Haven Hubs Support Suicide Prevention?
Community crisis care has an important role to play in suicide prevention, ensuring that people have somewhere to go for support and help when they are feeling overwhelmed. In the past, this has taken the form of helplines and GPs, but now a charity in the north-east is hoping to take this one step further […]
Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Prevention Net Now Complete
A new suicide prevention net at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has now been completed, with crews working to finish installing the stainless steel barriers on both sides before the promised deadline of 2024. According to the Guardian, the project was first approved almost ten years ago, with work starting back in 2018. […]