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Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 22d

Join us for our Autumn #IdentitiesEvents Series!

Register online:
www.eventbrite.com/c...

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 28d

“Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services”.

On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, explore a 6-paper Series in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ycy9yue6 #WSPD

Promotional card for The Lancet Public Health Series "A public health approach to suicide prevention".

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 28d

Hi, great question. So as a part of my research, I meet with a youth advisory group.

Whilst chronic pain specifically hasn't been discussed, we have talked about disability and it has been set as one of the priorities. So this is an area that I'm going to look into, hope that answers your question

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 28d

The self-harm and suicide prevention research group at the @imh-uob.bsky.social aim to understand and tackle the risks of self-harm and suicide across different contexts.

Watch this video where
@willemjstander.bsky.social, @mkolitsida.bsky.social and I discuss our work.

youtu.be/9q2Qvi9PtuU?...

Creating Safe Spaces: World Suicide Prevention Day | University of Birmingham

YouTube video by University of Birmingham

youtu.be

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Midlands Mental Health Translational Research Centre @mhm-tc.bsky.social · 28d

In support of this great work the Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide event takes place 17/10/25 18:30–20:30. Open to young people, parents, carers, charities, suicide prevention services, local authorities, community leaders, and researchers. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/stron...

Stronger together: Empowering community action to prevent youth suicide - University of Birmingham

Raising awareness of help-seeking in youth facing self-harm or suicidal thoughts, and the barriers they encounter when accessing support.

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Midlands Mental Health Translational Research Centre @mhm-tc.bsky.social · 28d

Today on World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 we would like to share with you the great work on Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide being undertaken by Dr Maria Michail a leading expert in the field of self-harm & suicide prevention at the University of Birmingham
youtu.be/T7eCWRsVn-s

Changing the Narrative: Research on Youth Suicide | University of Birmingham

YouTube video by University of Birmingham

youtu.be

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Nobody Deserves Poverty @nobodyinpoverty.bsky.social · 29d

There was an association of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer programme with a decrease in suicide rates in a cohort of half of the Brazilian population, so it's not just us

#RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Relationship between the Bolsa Família national cash transfer programme and suicide incidence in Brazil: A quasi-experimental study

Socioeconomic factors have been consistently associated with suicide, and economic recessions are linked to rising suicide rates. However, evidence on the impact of socioeconomic interventions to redu...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 28d

I hope that with my PhD, I can contribute to the growing literature around social determinants and suicide prevention and ultimately produce evidence-based recommendations for policy and research.

Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 28d

Suicide prevention research has largely focused on how we tackle these individual risks, though recently, greater attention has been given to social determinants.

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 28d

What this means is that I'll be focusing on the broader social, political, economic and environmental factors as well as how they interact with individual risks.

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 28d

My research involves Investigating the Social determInants of youTh suicidE (InSITE) 🔗 insite.ahgchen.uk

I'm examining broader upstream factors that influence suicidal thoughts, behaviours and self-harm among young people in England.

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · 28d

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, this year it's about transforming how we perceive this complex issue. I thought I'd talk about my PhD at @imh-uob.bsky.social and how I'm changing the narrative in terms of self-harm and suicide prevention research

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International Association for Suicide Prevention @iaspinfo.bsky.social · Sep 7

Suicide prevention requires systemic change. Governments worldwide must:

- Decriminalise suicide
- Implement national suicide prevention strategies
- Fund accessible mental health care

Policy saves lives. Let’s demand action.

#WSPD2025

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NCISH @ncish.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our Annual Report 2025 provides findings related to people who died by suicide between 2012-2022 across the UK & Jersey. We also present findings on the number of people under #MentalHealth care who have been convicted of homicide, & those in the general population in the UK.

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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · Aug 11

There is also a new mailing list for those working in the area of RPGs and it's applications to health, education and personal development: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba... 🐉

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Discovering Liveability @d-liveability.bsky.social · Aug 7

Introducing: A Lived and Living Experience Suicide Research Hub 💡

Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for a free online event on Monday 1st September 12 - 1:30pm, where we’ll be introducing a key upcoming project of ours: The Lived and Living Experience Hub.

Follow the link below to register!

Introducing: A Lived and Living Experience Suicide Research Hub

Join us to learn more about Discovering Liveability’s development of a Lived and Living Experience Hub in suicide prevention research.

events.bookitbee.com

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SRN Midlands @srnmidlands.bsky.social · Aug 4

We're looking to set up a research day for PhDs and ECRs to navigate emotionally demanding research and reflexive practice.

If you're interested in helping run a session / know people who may be interested, please contact us!

It will be in person at the University of Birmingham

PhD and ECR day

We’re looking for:

Researchers or professionals who would be interested in helping facilitate a reflexive practice writing session
Researchers or professionals who would be interested in providing guides and resources on researcher wellbeing
Reflective accounts from researchers who have conducted EDR

If you are interested in working with us to run a session please contact Adam. a.chen@pgr.bham.ac.uk

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CREST @crest-research.bsky.social · Jul 30

Doing research on tough topics? Missed our seminar? You’re not alone.

Check out our first NABS+ seminar readout on navigating emotionally demanding work, including memory impacts and practical strategies for self-care and supervision here:
crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...

Doing Emotionally Demanding Research: A Dual Perspective of Supervisor and Researcher

Explore the personal and professional challenges of emotionally demanding research, and discover practical strategies to support researcher wellbeing from both practitioner and researcher…

crestresearch.ac.uk

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · Jun 28

Nice morning hike. Went to see the waterfall... Didn't actually see the waterfall

Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · Jun 23

It's been a pleasure to help run the 2025 conference. 🫡 Passing the baton to Nottingham

MGS Conference 2025 @mgsconference25.bsky.social · Jun 23

And finally a massive thank you to our conference organisers

Abbie Price, Adam Chen, Dhaniska Seneviratne, Eliza Niblett, Holly Rodgers, Imogen Knox, Monica Xiao Wei, Rupali Limachya, Viktoriia Kobzeva, Zsofia Keresztes

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks to those who came to view my poster!

A Rapid Realist Policy Review (RRPR) of the Impact of Social Determinants on Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in England

A novel adapted approach to traditional rapid realist reviews!

View it here: InSITE.ahgchen.uk

#mgsconf25

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SRN Midlands @srnmidlands.bsky.social · Jun 23

Great to see @thesprintproject.bsky.social responding to survey responses and creating additional guidance!

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MGS Conference 2025 @mgsconference25.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨 It’s here! We’re thrilled to unveil the full programme for the 2025 MGS Conference🎉

Get ready for incredible speakers, hands-on sessions, and unforgettable moments.

📅 Check it out & start planning your experience: bit.ly/mgsconf25-pr...

#mgsconf25 @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social

mgsconf25 full programme.pdf

bit.ly

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Adam Chen @ahgchen.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'll be presenting my poster for Study One of InSITE at the upcoming @mgsconference25.bsky.social

View it here: insite.ahgchen.uk/study-one

#mgsconf25

Project InSITE - Study One

insite.ahgchen.uk

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Rory O’Connor @roryoc.bsky.social · May 26

A Psychological Approach to Understanding & Preventing Suicide (Free Training)

We’ve developed a suite of learning modules funded by NHS Education Scotland.

The aim of these modules is to get to the heart of this most tragic of human outcomes.

suicideresearch.info/resources/#n...

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