Alexandra Pitman
@drapitman
Researching #selfharm #suicide #loneliness
Associate Professor @UCLPsychiatry
Consultant Psychiatrist @CI_NHS
Co-lead @UCL_Loneliness
Patron @AfterSuicideUK
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'Time Together' is an annual non-denominational service that offers time & space for those who are affected by suicide & are journeying towards hope and healing🧡 St Martin-in-the-Fields Book your free/donation place: tinyurl.com/2ea328yc #suicideprevention #timetogether #mentalhealth
Register for our The Lancet International Association for Suicide Prevention webinar on #WSPD World Suicide Prevention Day at 9:00am UK time (BST) for the launch of The Lancet Public Health Series on public health approaches to #suicideprevention. Featuring Jane Pirkis University of Melbourne Keith Hawton Oxford Psychiatry Rakhi Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Really helpful PPIE resources for #selfharm & #suicide prevention research at this link Leah Quinlivan NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/public-involve…
We believe the voices of people with lived experience should be embedded through suicide prevention strategy, policy & support. We created this FAQ with Support After Suicide Partnership to help those working in suicide prevention do this in a meaningful way tinyurl.com/h27wahc2
🌊Report from our recent UCL Grand Challenges event Advocacy Across Boundaries in Construction Mental Health: a project aiming to improve mental health & wellbeing in the construction industry Jing Xu The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction UCL Psychiatry Susanna Bennett Maisie Jenkins ucl.ac.uk/grand-challeng…
This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, attend a webinar about a new Lancet Public Health Series. Register free to hear the data and expert recommendations: hubs.li/Q02LpyM40 📌 In partnership with the International Association for Suicide Prevention (International Association for Suicide Prevention)
Article The Times and The Sunday Times highlighting suicides among UK asylum seekers, with some comments from me. This is a highly vulnerable group, forced into uncertainty due to long waits for asylum claims and insecure accommodation with limited access to healthcare thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
More info on asylum seeker suicide risk and recommendations can be found in this article Rory O'Connor suicideresearch.info/2024/06/25/are…
Prof Diego De Leo highlighting the need for #suicide researchers & #suicideprevention strategists to be aware of emerging risk factors - the role of #loneliness has only been identified relatively recently - see work from Dr. Heather McClelland & Loneliness & SI in Mental Health research network
There's still time to register for The Lancet Public Health and IASP webinar on #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. 📅 Tuesday 10th Sep, 9:00AM BST 🗣️ Featuring: Prof Jane Pirkis Prof Keith Hawton Prof Rakhi Chaired by Alexandra Pitman Register here: bit.ly/3XmY9Jy #WSPD2024
Sign up to these Bipolar UK webinars to hear from speakers like Dr Talen Wright Tania Gergel Femi Oyebode as part of a 5-part series exploring bipolar & #suicidal thinking among different members of the #bipolar community: men, LGBTQ+, women, YP, & ppl in minority ethnic communities.