2026

• McDonnell, S. (2026). Conducting suicide prevention research with lived and living experience: Holding strength and vulnerability. Presentation at the 8th Annual Suicide and Self-Harm Research North West (SSHaRe NoW) Conference, Making Sense of Self-Injury and Suicide: Meaning, Context, and Care, University of Lancashire. 5^th June.
• McDonnell, S. (2026) Understanding and meeting the needs of emergency services personnel responding to those bereaved by suicide. Paper presented at the Operation Blue Monday Conference, hosted by NE and North Cumbria NHS Trust and Northumbria Police, Wylam Brewery, Exhibition Park, Newcastle, 19 January.

2025

• McDonnell, S. (2025). Suicide and the Impact on the Blue Light Sector, Hope in Action: Collaborative Approaches to Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support. Asian Fire Service Association (AFSA), London Fire Brigade, London, 6^th June.
• McDonnell, S. (2025).  Suicide Bereavement: What About Us?   Making Suicide Everyone’s Business, in County Durham Conference Co. Durham, County Durham Health and Well Being Board, Riverside Stadium. Chester-le-Street  18th Feb.
• McDonnell, S. (2025) Suicide bereavement: What about us? Keynote presentation at Families Voices Forum Conference – Suicide Postvention: Shaping Prevention for the Future Together, Assembly Buildings Conference Centre, Belfast, 19 November.
• McDonnell, S. (2025) Suicide in the Armed Forces Community: Leave No One Behind. Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Annual Armed Forces Healthcare Symposium, Hilton Hotel, Reading, 2nd October

2024

• McDonnell, S. (2024)  Suicide Bereavement: What About Us?  Suicide and Self-Harm Research North-West (SSHARE NoW) 7^th Annual conference.  Quaker Meeting House, Liverpool, 19^th November.

• McDonnell, S. (2024)  Launch of the At Your Side suicide bereavement guides for the Armed Forces Community, Military Families Day Symposium,  Kings College London, Macadam Building.  3^rd June

• McDonnell, S. (2024) Suicide Bereavement in the Armed Forces Community,  Inaugural Berkshire Healthcare NHS Armed Forces Conference, Reading, 29^th May

2023

• McDonnell, S. (2023) Suicide Bereavement in the Armed Forces Community, Insights from Selected Countries. Workshop on Good Practices in Fostering Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in the Armed Forces, Session 3: Strengthening Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in the Armed Forces – Yerevan, Armenia, UK Government and Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance , 21^st December.
• McDonnell S (2023)  Suicide Prevention in Football speech,  keynote speaker, 11 Speed Foundation Inaugural Dinner, Manor Park Country House, Swansea 13 October
• McDonnell S (2023)  What’s Hope Got to Do With It?  Baton of Hope conference,  Milton Keynes Football Stadium, Milton Keynes, 14 July
• McDonnell (2023) Suicide Bereavement: What About Us?  Next Gen 2030+ Evolving Solutions to Achieve Net Zero Construction conference, Panshanger Park, Hertfordshire, 14 July
• McDonnell S, Nelson P,  Samata A and Koole L. (2023)  Suicide in the UK Armed Forces Community, Suicide Bereavement Uk 12^th International Conference , Suicide Bereavement: Stand By Me, Mercure hotel Manchester City Hotel, Manchester 28 Sept
• McDonnell S (2023) Update on Armed Forces Suicide Bereavement Study, Mental Health and Well Being Conference NW, Royal Navy Reservists, Sefton St Liverpool 8 February

• McDonnell. S.  (2023) Suicide Bereavement in the Football Community, Inaugural Dinner, 11 Speed, Manor Country Park, Swansea.  13^th October

• McDonnell S (2020). Sick of the Needs of Those Bereaved by Suicide Being Overlooked SOS, Sick of Suicide Conference: Ramsbottom, Lancashire 29 March

2019

• McDonnell S (2019).  Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved or Impacted by Suicide Quality and Safety Learning Event ‘Change is the End Result of all True Learning’: Mental Health and Learning Disability Division, St. Asaph, Wales, 22 November
• McDonnell, S (2019). Postvention Research: Ultimately Helping to Save Lives by Informing Policy and Practice Time for Change ‘THRIVE’ Jersey Inaugural Conference: St Helier, Jersey, 25 October
• McDonnell S (2019). Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved or Affected by Suicide Together We’re Better Suicide Prevention Conference: North Staffordshire Combined Health Care NHS Trust: Stoke-on-Trent, 11 October
• McDonnell S, Hunt I, Flynn S, McGale B, Shaw J and Smith S (2019).  Findings from the National Suicide Bereavement Survey Suicide Bereavement UK 8th International Conference ‘Suicide Bereavement: What about Us?’: Manchester, 25 September
• McDonnell S (2019). Looking Forward, Instilling Hope for Those Impacted by Suicide South Yorkshire Bassetlaw ICS Suicide Prevention Programme: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 24 July
• McDonnell S (2019). Identifying the Needs of Those Bereaved by Suicide and Those Responsible for Their Care Round Table Meeting, St Albans City Council: St Albans, 17 May
• McDonnell S (2019). Looking Forward, Instilling Hope for Those Impacted by Suicide Nurses’ Suicide Awareness Day: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Rochdale, 17 December
• McDonnell S (2019). Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved or Affected by Suicide Coroners Court Support Service, North West Regional Meeting: Manchester 4 October
• McDonnell S (2019). Suicide Bereavement Research: Impact on Practice NIHR Greater Manchester PSTRC Meeting, University of Manchester Innovation Centre 25 April
• McDonnell S (2019). Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved by Suicide and Those Responsible for Their Care Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Learning Event ‘Helping Families Bereaved by Suicide’: Manchester 17 January

2018

• McDonnell S (2018). Suicide Bereavement: Research, Training and Consultancy 1st Annual Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Care Summit: London, 29-30 May
• McDonnell S (2018). Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved by Suicide and Those Responsible for Their Care Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Staff Conference: Reading, 4 December
• McDonnell S (2018). Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved by Suicide and Those Who Come Into Contact With Them Midlands and East Regional Suicide Prevention Conference ‘Working Together to Prevent Suicide’: Coventry, 30 October
• McDonnell S (2018). Experiences of Conducting a Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship North West Association of Winston Churchill Fellows: Preston, 7 October
• McDonnell S (2018). Giving a Voice to those Bereaved by Suicide and Clinicians Responsible for Their Care Norfolk’s 2nd Suicide Prevention Learning Event, Norfolk County Council Suicide Prevention Partnership: Norfolk, 3 October
• McDonnell S (2018). Flynn S, McGale B, Smith S, Bates S, Hunt I (2018). The Impact of Suicide: Preliminary Findings Suicide Bereavement UK’s 7th International Conference, Manchester, 26 September
• McDonnell S, Flynn S, McGale B, Smith S, Bates S, Hunt I (2018) The National Suicide Bereavement Survey National Suicide Prevention Alliance Forum, National Council for Voluntary Organisations: London 2 May
• McDonnell S (2018). Suicide Bereavement Bury Suicide Prevention Group: Bury, 29 November
• McDonnell S (2018). The Other Side of the Coin! Samaritans AGM, Bury, 11 June

2017

• McDonnell S (2017). Flynn S, McGale B, Smith S, Bates S and Hunt I (2017). The National Suicide Bereavement Survey Palace of Westminster, Portcullis House 15 November
• McDonnell S (2017). The Development of PABBS Training National Society of Allied Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) Annual Conference: Leicester. 1 November
• McDonnell S (2017). The Development of PABBS Training Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) Annual Conference: Liverpool, 28 October
• McDonnell S (2017). Durham CRUSE Annual Conference: Durham, 14 October
• McDonnell S (2017). The Development of PABBS Training Launch of Paul’s Place, Beacon Counselling: Liverpool, 13 October
• McDonnell S (2017).  Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved By Suicide and Clinicians Responsible for Their Care Royal College of Psychiatrists General Adult Psychiatric Annual Conference: Gateshead, 5 October
• McDonnell S, Hunt I, Flynn S, McGale B, Shaw J and Smith S (2017). The Importance of the National Suicide Bereavement Study. Suicide Bereavement UK 6th International Conference ‘Suicide Bereavement: Looking Forward Instilling Hope’: Manchester, 27 September
• McDonnell S (2017).  Findings from the PABBS Study National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Committee, Development of ‘Suicide prevention guidelines in community and custodial settings: Postvention’: London, 8 September 
• McDonnell S (2017). Bereavement through Suicide and Impact on Families and Young People Brake Conference: Birmingham
• McDonnell S (2017). Found St. Martin in the Fields People Bereaved by Suicide Memorial Service, London, 4 March
• McDonnell S (2017). Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved by Suicide and Health Professionals Who Support Them. South West Yorkshire Partnership, NHS Foundation Trust Suicide Prevention Learning Day, Wakefield, 18th January
• McDonnell, S. (2017) Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved by Suicide and Health Professionals Who Support Them Suicide and Self Harm, Royal College of Psychiatrists: London, 17 January
• McDonnell S, Cordingley L and Smith S (2017). PABBS: Presenting Findings to Research Participants who Informed Development of the Training If U Care Share Foundation, Durham 12 January
• McDonnell S (2017). Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved by Suicide and Health Professionals Who Support Them. Greater Manchester West NHS Foundation Trust Annual Conference: Manchester 20 March

2016

• McDonnell S (2016). Empowering Staff to Care for Those Bereaved by Suicide Centre for Recovery and Social Inclusion 9th Annual Conference ‘Building Bridges, Connecting for Life’: Cork, Republic of Ireland, 8 June
• McDonnell S, Hunt I, Flynn S, McGale B, Shaw J and Smith S (2016). Suicide Bereavement Research: Working Together to Make a Difference. Suicide Bereavement UK 5th National Conference ‘Working Together to Make a Difference’: 28 September
• McDonnell S (2016). Identifying Good Practice in the Field of Suicide Bereavement Winston Churchill Memorial Trust: London
• McDonnell S (2016). Giving a Voice to Those Bereaved by Suicide and Those Responsible for Their Care SPIN Conference: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, 13 September
• McDonnell S (2016). The Development of PABBS Suicide Bereavement Training Leeds Suicide Bereavement Service Annual Conference: Leeds, 10 September
• McDonnell S (2016). Suicide: The Impact on the Bereaved Staffordshire Suicide Prevention Symposium: Dudley, Staffordshire, 9 September
• McDonnell S (2016). Suicide: The Impact on the Bereaved The British Psychological Society North West England Branch: Manchester, 23 June
• McDonnell S (2016). Suicide: The Impact on the Bereaved, Pint of Science Festival ‘Breaking the Silence’: Manchester, 23 May
• McDonnell S (2016). Suicide: The Impact on the Bereaved CRUSE Bereavement Care Conference ‘Suicide – Help Me to Help Others’: Leyland, Lancashire, 25 February
• McDonnell S (2016). Suicide: The Impact on the Bereaved State of Mind Ireland Conference ‘Inspiring Hope: What’s Your State of Mind? Sport Recovery and Mental Illness’: Belfast, 18 February
• McDonnell S (2016). Suicide: The Impact on the Bereaved Ashton Suicide Prevention Subgroup: Ashton-Under-Lyne, 11 May
• McDonnell S (2016). Suicide: The Impact on the Bereaved Wigan Suicide Prevention Group Meeting: Wigan 24 March

2015

• McDonnell S (2015). Postvention: Reflecting on our Progress in England. Coroners’ Courts Volunteer North West Conference: Liverpool, 13 November
• McDonnell S (2015). Postvention: Reflecting on our Progress in England. Sheffield NHS Foundation Trust Conference ‘Why Won’t You Talk to Us?’: Sheffield, 15 October
• McDonnell S, Kapur N, Shaw J, Chew-Graham C, McGale B, Smith S and Cordingley L (2015). Postvention: Reflecting on Our Progress 4th National Suicide Bereavement UK Conference ‘Suicide Bereavement: Bridging the Gap Between What we Know and What we Do’: Manchester, 24 September
• McDonnell S, Kapur N, Shaw J, Chew-Graham C, McGale B, Smith S and Cordingley L  (2015). Identifying the Needs of Parents Bereaved by Suicide and those Responsible for Their Care Saving the Next Life: Public Health Durham, 9 September
• Scanlon T, McDonnell S, Fincham B, Betts K and Brown C (2015). Debate: Surviving Suicide?  How can Those Left behind Ever Make Sense of a Death through Suicide? SICK Festival: Bristol, 18 March
• McDonnell S (2015). The Needs of Parents Bereaved by Suicide National Meeting on Suicide Bereavement, Choose Life, Scotland: Edinburgh, 31 March.
• McDonnell S (2015). The Missing Gap in Suicide Prevention Presented at the Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry: London, 30 January

2014

• McDonnell S (2014). Identifying the Needs of Parents Bereaved by Suicide and Health Professionals Responsible for their Care University of New England, Armidale, Australia
• McDonnell S, Kapur N, Shaw J, Chew-Graham C, Smith S, McGale B and Cordingley L (2014). Giving a Voice to Parents Bereaved by Suicide and Health Professionals Responsible for their Care Suicide Bereavement UK 3rd National Annual Conference ‘Suicide Bereavement: The Missing Link in Suicide Prevention’: Manchester, 23 September
• McDonnell S, Chew-Graham C, Kapur N, Shaw J, McGale B, Smith S and Cordingley L (2014).  Giving a Voice to Parents Bereaved by Suicide Building Resilience and Wellbeing in Sport: Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland
• McDonnell S (2014). The Development of a Suicide Bereavement Research Unit. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Conference ‘Compassionate Care for Everyone: Nursing and Healthcare Professionals’ Strategy’: Manchester, 30 October

2013

• McDonnell S (2013). Suicide Bereavement: The Missing Link in Suicide Prevention. Choose Life National Forum (Launch of the Scottish Suicide Prevention Strategy), Choose Life NHS Scotland: Glasgow, 2 December
• McDonnell S (2013). Identifying the Needs of Parents Bereaved by Suicide ‘Suicide: The Hidden Killer’: Harrogate, Yorkshire, 22 November
• McDonnell S (2013). The Trauma of Suicide Suicide Bereavement Forum, Derbyshire NHS Foundation Trust, Leicestershire
• McDonnell S (2013). Impact on Parents and Family – The Development of a Parental Suicide Bereavement Training Pack. Suicide Prevention Conference: Preston, 15 May
• McDonnell S, Kapur N, Chew-Graham J, Shaw C, Peters J and Cordingley L (2013). Parents’ Experience of Finding their Deceased Child Suicide Bereavement UK 2nd National Annual Conference ‘Suicide Bereavement is Everyone’s Business: Policy, Research and Practice’: Manchester, 18 September
• McDonnell S (2013). The Development of a Parental Suicide Bereavement Training Pack for Health Professionals. Counselling and Psychotherapy Conference ‘What Do You Think You Are Doing? An Exploration into What Works’: Leeds, 21 May
• McDonnell S (2013). The Experiences and Perceived Needs of Parents Bereaved by Suicide CALM North West Reducing Suicide Summit: Manchester, 17 May
• McDonnell S (2013). The Experiences and Perceived Needs of Parents Bereaved by Suicide Coroners’ Courts Volunteer Conference: London, 15 March
• McDonnell S (2013). Parents’ Experiences of Being Bereaved by Suicide Console World Suicide Prevention Day Conference: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
• McDonnell S (2013). The Development of a Parental Suicide Bereavement Resource for Health Professionals Creating Knowledge, Saving Lives Conference, Greater Manchester West NHS Trust: Manchester, 12 September

2012

• McDonnell S (2012). Suicide Bereavement: The Missing Link in Suicide Prevention (Keynote speaker) PAPYRUS, Prevention of Young Suicide Annual Conference: Bristol
• McDonnell S, Kapur N, Chew-Graham CA, Shaw J, Peters J and Cordingley L (2012). The Development of a Parental Suicide Bereavement Training Pack for Health Professionals. Manchester Suicide Bereavement Conference ‘Looking at the Problems, Looking for Solutions’: Manchester, 27 September

2005

• McDonnell S, Cordingley L, Kapur N and Appleby L (2005). Grief Responses of Parents Bereaved by Suicide: Contact with Professionals 12th British Isles Workshop on Research and Suicide and Deliberate Self Harm: Oxford, 8 November

2000

• McDonnell S, Cordingley L, Kapur N and Appleby L (2000). Identifying the Needs of Parents Bereaved by Suicide 7th British Isles Workshop on Suicide and Deliberate Self Harm: Oxford, 7 November
• McDonnell S, Cordingley L, Kapur N and Appleby L (2000). Identifying the Needs of Parents Bereaved by Suicide Presented at 7th British Isles Workshop on Suicide and Deliberate Self Harm, Oxford