My daughter used to think her dyslexia meant she wasn’t clever. This wk she is winner of ECA Catwalk show for her collection @ Graduate Fashion Wk London. Difference in neurology = difference in ideas. Celebrating your Superpower Rowan!❤️ #dyslexia instagram.com/p/CfFEgRtswLO/…

This is why we do what we do Each death is ONE too many #SuicideResearch #SuicidePrevention

As @ScotGovHealth prepares to launch a new Suicide Prevention Strategy & Action Plan this autumn, we brought members of our Lived Experience Panel back together to review the work undertaken to date as part of the existing approach. We are #UnitedToPreventSuicide. Please RT!

Setting up a Lived Experience Panel isn't rocket science. 🚀 Join Seonaid (👩🏼‍🚀) & Steve (👨🏼‍🚀) as they head on a journey into space and find out why World Health Organization (WHO) recognised our approach! 🌌 RT to share... 🪐

Really good piece featuring Seonaid Stallan, Rose Fitzpatrick CBE QPM and Rory O'Connor.

Better understanding suicide prevention is a key tenet of @NSPLG_Scot's work As a new National Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan was launched recently, NSPLG chair Rose Fitzpatrick CBE QPM Seonaid Stallan & Rory O'Connor spoke to Rebecca McQuillan for 1919 Magazine 🔗 1919magazine.co.uk/october2022/?i…

📢Sign up to Scotland’s social movement for change on suicide by 5pm today. By subscribing you'll have the opportunity to access new suicide prevention resources, which will be available to order from tomorrow via the movement's e-newsletter. unitedtopreventsuicide.org.uk

The level of interest in this amazing training from Glasgow City HSCP is fantastic. Really hopeful that we will see it being used across Scotland to support this compassionate response. #SuicidePrevention #SuicideBereavement #Postvention

Another day, another half time. During the next 15 minutes, you could save a life. Regardless whether you like football or not, this wee film from FC United to Prevent Suicide is well worth a watch. Talk. Listen. Save Lives. unitedtopreventsuicide.org.uk/fc-united/ #UnitedToPreventSuicide #SuicidePrevention

A powerful intervention from Taegan Lewis 🐛 who is part of our Youth Advisory Group on the importance of 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. Please consider sharing this - we think it's something everyone should see. 🟢🟪💛

BDD causes debilitating anxiety. So important we know the signs to look for. My son Dylan struggled for a long time before any of us knew about or understood what BDD is. A chance viewing of someone talking about symptoms changed that.

✳️ Ground floor of UofG School of Health & Wellbeing’s Clarice Pears Building on Byres Rd -our new home- is open to the public ✳️ Free exhibition of work we do incl Harry Potter-esque talking heads exhibits from Rose Fitzpatrick CBE QPM, Seonaid Stallan & I talking suicide research & prevention ✳️ There’s a cafe ☕️

We launched this new animation last week to help explain what we mean by 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. This Good Friday, it would be GREAT if you could share this widely to lots more people can understand a bit about the approach we're building in Scotland. 🟢🟪💛

🆕 An evaluation for SAMH, who host our Lived Experience Panel, has been published. Researchers @thelinesbetweet identified an increased profile for lived experience, big impact on SP strategy & delivery and individual, personal benefits. ▶️ samh.org.uk/about-mental-h… 🧵

A month ago we held our Time Space Compassion gathering in Edinburgh. We had a brilliant day of engaging discussion with around one hundred people working in suicide prevention in Scotland. Let's keep those conversations going. #TimeSpaceCompassion 🟢🟪💛 📸 Billy Waugh

Important 🧵from Suicide Prevention Scotland So pleased that Lived Experience continues to be at the heart of suicide prevention in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

🆕 We're looking for people from across Scotland with experience of suicide to share their views and help us shape our work. Learn more and apply to join our Lived Experience Panel ➡️ samh.org.uk/about-mental-h… 🔄 RT to share please

A filmmaker is looking for ppl w/BDD who are willing to share their stories about living & coping with BDD for a short film in London this year. Looking for range in ages (18+) and backgrounds, with an option to be anonymous or part of the film. Contact [email protected]

In lead up to World Suicide Prevention Day last year, I shared common myths about suicide that I wrote about in #WhenItIsDarkest If you missed them, you can find them below #SuicideMyths #SuicidePrevention #WSPD Suicide Prevention Scotland Rose Fitzpatrick CBE QPM Maree Todd @cosla Public Health Scotland

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁. Check in on those around you. #WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | Samaritans