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Dr Molly McCarthy

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Postdoctoral Project Manager - MAPSS School Suicide Prevention RCT at Liverpool John Moores University. NIHR ARC NWC Early Career Mental Health Research Fellow exploring emergency department coding practices for people in suicidal crisis. .. more

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hi #PsychSciSky! I thought it’s about time I introduced myself! I’m a Postdoctoral Project Manager at Liverpool John Moores University, where I recently finished my PhD. I’m interested in suicide and self-harm prevention and interventions, emergency crisis services and improving patient care (1/)

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Jun 15

Home from a brilliant few days in Vienna for #IASP2025. It was great to hear about some new and innovative research within suicide prevention, as well as share the findings from our school-based suicide prevention project (MAPSS) 👇

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Jun 3

Thank you to the team at SRBL for two fantastic days in Glasgow! Very grateful to be invited as an ECR Keynote to share my PhD research and experience.

Great insightful discussions, including the importance of PPI and self-care in suicide prevention research #EMCRF25

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Michaela Pawley @michaelapawley.bsky.social · Jun 3

@mollymccarthy.bsky.social shared her experience and results from her recently completed PhD on self-harm and suicide in NHS emergency departments whereby huge discrepancies in coding practices were observed and ideas to address structural barriers were generated alongside staff and stakeholders!

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Apr 11

Brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social awards #NWCawards 🥂An amazing honour to win the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation and Impact for our work on preventing suicide within schools. Super proud to be part of team MAPSS @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Nov 29

Interesting day at #cwpresearch2024 conference - great to hear about the work being conducted across the North West and celebrate the collaboration and work with @ljmuofficial.bsky.social

Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Nov 25

Currently, I am working with a great team at LJMU on #MAPSS, a randomised control trial examining a school-based suicide prevention programme. The trial is currently taking place across UK secondary schools and I look forward to updating as we progress! (6/6)

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Study protocol for the Multimodal Approach to Preventing Suicide in Schools (MAPSS) project: A regionally based feasibility trial of an integrated response to suicide risk among UK secondary school pu...

Background Suicide is the leading cause of death of children and young people under 35 in the UK, and suicide rates are rising in this age group. Schools are considered an appropriate and logical sett...

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Nov 25

I have recently been awarded an ARC North West Coast Early Career Mental Health Researcher Fellowship to build upon my initial PhD work exploring staff perspectives and ways to implement better coding practices for suicidal crisis.

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Staff perspectives of emergency department pathways for people attending in suicidal crisis: A qualitative study

What is known on the subject? Emergency departments (ED) are key settings to support and manage suicidal crisis; thus, ED staff are often the first point of contact for people in suicidal crisis....

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Nov 25

I’m a mixed-methods researcher, utilising qualitative and quantitative data to create fuller understandings. I am also passionate about public and patient involvement, ensuring research is informed by the best interests of the groups the research seeks to help.

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“No Abnormality Detected”: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Emergency Department Coding Practices for People in Suicidal Crisis

Accurate identification of suicidal crisis presentations to emergency departments (EDs) can lead to timely mental health support, improve patient experience, and support evaluations of suicide prev...

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Nov 25

My PhD set out to examine how to improve emergency department (ED) coding practices for people in suicidal crisis, looking at staff decision-making and factors which influence patient care:

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Factors Influencing Emergency Department Staff Decision-Making for People Attending in Suicidal Crisis: A Systematic Review

Emergency department (ED) staff are often the first point of contact for individuals in suicidal crisis. Despite this, there is no published research systematically examining the factors influencin...

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Nov 25

I’m also particularly interested in reducing health inequalities, with a strand of my work exploring suicide risk amongst deprived communities.

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Predictors of self-harm and emergency department attendance for self-harm in deprived communities

Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for individuals following self-harm. The majority of previous research relies on hospital-based data, yet only a minority of individ...

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Nov 20

We're looking for Cumberland residents aged 18+ to complete a survey on knowledge & attitudes to suicide locally, & will offer the opportunity to share personal opinions/experiences, if you want to. Please only take part if you feel safe to. More info & to take part: ljmu.questionpro.eu/bigquestion

The Big Question: Understanding why suicide is prevalent in Cumberland | The Big Question: Understanding why suicide is prevalent in Cumberland

The Big Question: Understanding why suicide is prevalent in Cumberland

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Dr Molly McCarthy @mollymccarthy.bsky.social · Nov 19

Great day at the SSHaRe NoW conference! Really enjoyed sharing some of the preliminary findings from #MAPSS school-based suicide prevention programme #research #suicideprevention

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · Nov 19

Very proud of our researchers @mollymccarthy.bsky.social & Sio giving a fab presentation on MAPSS - our school-based suicide prevention trial #ssharenow

Molly and Sio delivering a presentation on MAPSS

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