The theme for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day is ‘Changing the Narrative’. This is an opportunity for all of us to start a conversation about suicide prevention.
The North East and North Cumbria Suicide and Self Harm Research Collaborative brings together health and social care practitioners, academics, and people with lived experience. They aim to help increase the likelihood that research is implemented and has an impact whilst also increasing awareness and reducing stigma.
On Thursday 9 October, the Research Collaborative will be running a free online workshop themed ‘Small Change Big Impact’. This is an opportunity for us to hear from people who been personally affected by suicide and self-harm, as well as researchers. We will then work together to agree one small thing we can work on collectively that could potentially make a real difference to people’s lives.
The Research Collaborative provides an environment for partners and people with lived experience working in this challenging and sometimes distressing area of research to work together and support each other. Taking care of our own wellbeing is a priority.
To book a place on the workshop, please email [email protected]
Please find the agenda for the workshop below.
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Workshop Agenda
10am – Welcome and introduction – Simon Douglas, Director of Research, Innovation and Clinical Effectiveness, CNTW
10.10am – Aims of the collaborative and objectives for today – Katherine McGleenan
Nurse Consultant –Suicide Prevention Research, CNTW
10.20am – Reminder of the purpose (personal account) – Andy Airy, 3 Dads Walking
10.40am – Regional Overview – Catherine Richardson Senior Portfolio Lead – Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Neurodiversity
10.55am – Interview with Rory O’Connor – Insights from over 30 years of Suicide Prevention Research – Professor Rory O’Connor University of Glasgow
11.15am – Perspectives of suicide prevention in primary care – Dr Kathy Petersen Strategic clinical lead for mental health, learning disability, neurodivergence and wider determinants
11.35am – BREAK
11.45am – Breakout room discussion – what is one small change that we could work on collectively that could have a big impact?
12.20pm – Feedback from breakout rooms
12.55pm – Actions/ next steps, close, support information – Simon Douglas