Rory O'Connor
@suicideresearch
Director, Suicidal Behaviour Research Lab. Professor, Author, Journal Editor, Podcast host. Book: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785043439/
Wow!! Delighted beyond words to win 2021 BPS Popular Science Book Award Heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been part of my journey (so far). Little did I think I'd get the book finished, let alone win an award, in those long nights during lockdown bps.org.uk/news-and-polic…
This is so niche I can't believe I am asking, but does anyone know anyone who might be an expert in Protestantism in Italy during the Reformation? (Stranger things have happened). RTs welcome.
Stigma can be a barrier for people with experience of mental illness – even facing stigma and lack of support from friends and family members. Our partners @seemescotland have some useful resources to help improve your understanding of mental health. 👇 bit.ly/PublicStigma
It is more than 2 months since I posted this. Thousands more innocent people killed since then (including 17,000 children killed since Oct 2023 according to Unicef) and the hostages remain incarcerated. But still, people who have voices and power to make this devastation end…
We can no longer be silent. We are complicit in the suffering and deaths of thousands of innocent children if we do not speak up. It doesn’t matter which side you are on, innocent children should not be allowed to needlessly die. This must stop. Please use your voice for an…
Great work, Ellen and team!
Card Sort Task for Self-Harm (CaTS)/CaTS-App CaTS is a research tool: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Now co-developed into a new assessment tool (CaTS-App): digitalyouth.ac.uk/research/resea… Co-produced with young people: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Prototype co-developed: feasibility testing soon!
Good news. A tad overdue 👍
'It's really important that 16 and 17 year olds have the vote' @Keir_Starmer tells ITV News Westminster Reporter @DennyTheJourno that he will lower the voting age to 16 by the next general election itv.com/news/2025-07-1…
Please share! Closing date is fast approaching: 21st July 2025
Please share! New partnership with @RSABI. Fully funded PhD scholarship (UK students only): Towards an enhanced understanding of suicide risk among those from agricultural backgrounds. Supervised by me and @Katie_Robb_Glas. Closing date: 21st July 2025 🔗…
Sadly, still some people in NI stuck in the past. Build bridges not walls
A cross-community sports summer camp in County Down is cancelled after an Orange lodge and others objected to the involvement of a "small group of children from a GAA club".bbc.in/4lGH3Qo
It was great to bang into rapper @professorgreen at Glasgow airport earlier. I haven’t seen him for 10 years since we worked together on his BBC documentary Professor Green: Suicide and me. Preventing suicide is really close to his heart, as he tragically lost his father to…
Great piece Andy. Congrats on a fantastic career, and the very best for retirement!!!
‘The key change has been the way that developmental work has embraced complexity’ @ProfAndyTolmie is retiring from @UCL_IOE_PHD in September… bps.org.uk/psychologist/k…
Tomorrow is the last day for making bookings as the last slots available are Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 July. Many thanks to all of those supporting us in recruitment & to those taking part.
There are just a few more days left to sign up for the UCL Men Talking About Suicide study⬇️ Express your interest in taking part in this really important conversation by 18 July. Find out more via the details below:
Keep posted. I had a great conversation with @HarryCorin29 - for his new podcast Question The Default. Harry lost his dad to suicide when he was 12. We chat all things suicide prevention and mental health. Drops in the autumn.
Such a powerful and emotional film about the impact of suicide on a family - as they embark on a journey to talk about and make sense of their loss. A tough but important watch. Available on Netflix
Utterly heartbreaking 💔 "Post Office scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides, inquiry finds" theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j… People become suicidal when they feel defeated, and humiliated from which they cannot escape. That sense of being trapped is the key driver to suicide…
🆕 @RSABI is working with @UofGlasgow on a new research project focused on suicide prevention in the agriculture industry in Scotland. The three-year project will be supervised by Professor Rory O’Connor, one of the world’s leading experts in the field of suicide prevention.
Huge congratulations to Dr @Goncaakosee who graduated with her PhD on future thinking and suicide risk today 🎉🎉
Lewis Capaldi says therapy played 'massive part' in comeback bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
