These qualitative methods have provided an unprecedented window into the individual, social and cultural contexts that underlie the issue of suicide in Scotland. Using different methods has meant we could talk to people who either can’t or don’t want to sit down for a formal interview. For people with severe mental health issues or for those who have experienced abuse at the hands of people they trusted (whether a loved one, stranger, medical provider, or service) there may be good reasons to want to avoid doing a recorded interview. Less formal conversations during our extended fieldwork have allowed us to explore how distress can be caused by issues like poverty, the cost-of-living crisis, state institutions (like schools, prisons, hospitals), families, discrimination, as well as other cultural factors. She developed a submersible mirror to support water-births helping midwives view the birthing process more easily which reduced risk for both mum and baby. She won a number of awards for this innovation. Support after Suicide Partnership – network of organisations for those who have been affected by suicide An estimated 150,000 people die from pesticide consumption every year, making it one of the most common methods of suicide worldwide. Give Us A Shout – 24/7 crisis text service for urgent support on topics such as suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Suicide is sometimes seen as very different from self-harm, but increasingly Amy has found the relationship between the two can be very complex: “Throughout this time I was clear I was researching self-harm – not suicide. However, I increasingly came to question the divide between self-harm and suicide; and to become more interested in looking at both. There is still relatively little sociological or qualitative research on self-harm and suicide, however, these disciplinary and methodological approaches have a huge amount to offer in understanding and responding to suicide.” Suicide is a pressing public health issue, affecting millions of people globally. In Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, suicide prevention is a priority for governments, and for health and social care practitioners.

Recognising the issue

The Suicide Cultures research project is designed to significantly enhance our knowledge and understanding of suicide in Scotland. Using a range of qualitative methods, including arts-based workshops, interviews, and documentary analysis, the project will investigate: The report made 21 recommendations, including a reorganisation of the personal tutor system, with the proposal that students should retain the same personal tutor throughout their studies, plus a university-wide review of the protocol for escalating individual cases of concern. By failing to let us know what was going on, they denied us the right to parent our child,” said Ulvestad’s mother, Libby. “ If I’d known what was going on with her, I would have tried to get her all the support she clearly desperately needed. But we will never get the opportunity to parent her again. They said Marshall became depressed after he left and that yesterday they had agreed to meet and speak about the situation. Marshall, a mother of one, had applied for leave to go abroad and meet her family to deal with her depression, but police sources said she was denied leave.

It concluded: “There were opportunities both to respond more holistically to the information Romy actively disclosed about her mental health and wellbeing, and to monitor Romy’s ongoing situation more effectively, therefore allowing her to be identified as a student who was struggling and required additional support.” CrossCountry Trains tweet: Avanti West Coast are conveying passengers between Edinburgh and Carlisle in both directions until further notice. For connecting Glasgow TransPennine Express services. Transpennine Express are conveying passengers via any reasonable route until further notice. Emily Yue, Health in Social Science, Wellcome Trust Suicide Cultures PhD Student, migrant suicide - https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/emilyyue/ I welcome enquiries from students interested in pursuing PhD study that uses qualitative/arts-based methodologies on the following topic areas: sociology of mental health, sociological or anthropological studies of suicide/self-harm.In December 2018 after a visit to her GP, she made a “special circumstances” application to resit her exams without penalty. The research that I – and many other colleagues – do, underlines that suicide is complex, is shaped by social, cultural, and political factors, and necessitates multidisciplinary approaches to inform attempts to respond to or prevent suicide,” she continues. Making a difference

The Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention: Who we are, What we do (2020) A global health problem: knowing the facts Suicide in/as Politics (Leverhulme Trust): Qualitative, interdisciplinary project analysing the construction and contestation of suicide in UK politics and policy, and among ‘private’ citizens. Research which helps us to understand why suicides happen, and in what circumstances, is vital in informing policy and practice responses to suicide. Mr Taylor said: "Ultimately, she was diagnosed as a suicide risk and admitted to the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in summer 2020.Professor Denison’s work in her chosen field was wide-ranging. She worked to prevent still and premature births across the UK and collaborated with her peers in Uganda, aiming to improve childbirth outcomes there and in other low and middle income countries. A spokesman for the university said a senior team had been appointed to oversee implementation of the review’s recommendations, a number of which have already been put in place. Suicide prevention as biopolitical surveillance: A critical analysis of UK suicide prevention policies However none of the prison officers involved in the incident were ever charged over his death after being given immunity from prosecution in return for giving evidence to the probe.