Reach In, Reach Out

Toxic Co-Workers Can Drive Despair - A Lived Experience Perspective

Join Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas with guest speaker, Kimberly Williams, spokesperson for End Workplace Abuse as they discuss workplace abuse and its connection to suicidal intensity. Hosted by the IASP Suicide and the Workplace Special Interest Group. Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.

Education and Training

Join Professor Rory O'Connor with guests, Marc Bryant and Dr Anna Baran as they discuss the role of education and training in suicide prevention. 

Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.

Media and Suicide Prevention

Join Professor Rory O'Connor with guests, Dr Dan Reidenberg and Dr Karen Scavacini as they discuss media and suicide prevention. 

Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.

Further Information:
Preventing suicide: a resource for media professionals

Stigma and Suicide Prevention

Join Professor Rory O'Connor with guests, Professor Charity S. Akotia and Dr Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam as they discuss stigma and suicide prevention. 

Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.

Further Information:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1363461518802966 
https://journals.lww.com/mjp/fulltext/2022/07000/prosecuted_for_attempting_suicide__a_retrospective.4.aspx 

Social Determinants of Suicide

Join Professor Rory O'Connor with guests Dr Daiane Borges Machado and Dr Amy Chandler as they discuss the social determinants of suicide. 

Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.

 

Further Information:

https://suicide-cultures.ed.ac.uk/
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/suicide-in-as-politics/
https://www.routledge.com/Suicide-and-Social-Justice-New-Perspectives-on-the-Politics-of-Suicide-and-Suicide-Prevention/Button-Marsh/p/book/9781138601840
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380261231212764
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1368431018804154
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09581596.2021.1908959
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0038026119854863

 

Work-Related Suicide: Health and Safety Regulators’ Perspectives

Join Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas and Jorgen Gullestrup with guests, Dr John Fitzgerald, Registered Clinical Psychologist and Lead at "Mentally Healthy Work" alongside Timothy Irving, Deputy Director, Directorate of Construction, US DOL/Occupational Safety and Health Administration as they discuss work-related suicide. Hosted by the IASP Suicide and the Workplace Special Interest Group. Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.

LGBTQ+ Youth and Suicide Prevention

Join Professor Rory O'Connor with special guest Dr Hazel Marzetti, as they discuss LGBTQ+ youth and suicide prevention. Hazel was awarded the People's Choice Award at the IASP 32nd World Congress Pecha Kucha Event this year. 

Further information: 

Suicide in/as Politics homepage.
Suicide in/as Politics digital gallery.
The rain within the rainbow.

Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.

20 Days of Hope

Join our Co-Hosts, Associate Professor Annette Erlangsen and Associate Professor Vita Poštuvan in this special episode of our Reach In Reach Out podcast, as we listen to Professor Diego De Leo reminiscing about the journey of World Suicide Prevention Day - how it came about, the vision behind it, and how it has continued to spread a message of hope and support year on year.

Decriminalisation and Suicide Prevention Episode 3

Join Professor Rory O'Connor with guests Imelda Achieng, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Parliamentary Caucus on SDGs and Health and Dr Alan Woodward, Policy Director at Lifeline International as they discuss ongoing suicide decriminalisation efforts globally. 

Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.

Work-Related Suicide: An Occupational Health & Safety Perspective

Join Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas and guests, Dr Tania King and Professor Anthony LaMontagne as they discuss work-related suicide. Hosted by the IASP Suicide and the Workplace Special Interest Group. Discussions of suicide can be overwhelming; if you are struggling and would like to seek further support, we encourage you to visit Find A Helpline, where you can connect to helpline support near you.