News Gallery – Bristol Suicide and Self-harm Research Group

Dr Judi Kidger running a mixed methods capacity building workshop at Rajarata Uni in Sri Lanka
Dr Judi Kidger and Dr Dee Knipe visit Sri Lanka to explore the possibility of developing school-based interventions to promote mental health
Dr Shi-Sen Chang visits SASH to present his latest research
SASH Christmas Party
SASH Christmas curry
No party is complete without cake
SASH away day at Follyfarm centre
Professor Rory O’Conner visits Bristol
SASH welcomes Professor Rory O’Conner to Bristol to talk about the psychological mechanisms underpinning suicidal behaviour.
Last SASH meet before Professor David Gunnell and Dr Jane Derges retire. Huge thanks to them for being fabulous colleagues
Throwback to 2 years earlier (pre pandemic) when we last welcomed Professor Kapur to Bristol
Prof. Gunnell at Ofcom to help inform their harm and offence team of the potential risks and benefits of media broadcasts of suicide.
Dr Prianka Padmanathan with PhD supervisor Professor David Gunnell
Piumee Bandara visists SASH to talk about her work with the World Health Organisation
Congratulations to Jacks Bennett, seen here with her supervisors receiving the news that she has passed her viva with no correctons
Professor Nav Kapur visits SASH for our first in-person meeting post pandemic.
SASH members were in Parliament at the APPG on suicide and self harm to discuss the important topic of suicide in the media.
The SASH group on retreat at Folly Farm. Sharing research, skills and ideas. And chasing 95kg sheep around a field In the rain. Excellent teamwork
Dr Judi Kidger and Dr Dee Knipe visit Sri Lanka to explore the possibility of developing school-based interventions to promote mental health
Congratulations to SASH member Helen Fay for scooping a prize at the European Symposium on Selfharm and Suicidal Behaviour for her excellent poster
Congratulations to SASH member Helen Fay for scooping a prize at the European Symposium on Selfharm and Suicidal Behaviour for her excellent poster
A virtual fancydress send off for Dr Abby Russell before she starts her new post at the University of Exeter
Today, SASH members were kindly hosted by Madeleine Moon MP to foster their working relationships and discuss strategies to influence policy relating to suicide prevention
Visit from Dr Nanette Lee Mayol
Visit from Dr Nanette Lee Mayol
Dr Lizzy Winstone with PhD supervisors Judi Kidger, Becky Mars, and Claire Haworth
Jacks Bennet with PhD supervisor Professor David Gunnell
SASH PhD graduations. Congratulations Dr Lizzy Winstone, Dr Prianka Padmanathan and Dr Jacks Bennet
Dr Gemma Lewis from UCL visits SASH to talk about her work on depression and self-harm from adolescence to adulthood in sexual minorities compared to heterosexuals
The SASH group on retreat at Folly Farm. Sharing research, skills and ideas. And chasing 95kg sheep around a field In the rain. Excellent teamwork
Professor David Gunnel sits on expert panel at the 19th European Symposium on Self-harm and Suicidal Behaviour
Prof Eric Caine (University of Rochester, NY) visited SASH to give us a fascinating talk about suicide prevention.
SASH members Dee Knipe and Elystan Roberts presenting their work at the European Symposium on Selfharm and Suicidal Behaviour
SASH PhD student Dr Elystan Roberts on graduation day
Congratulations to Dr Dee Knipe, seen here receiving the De Leo Award for her important work on sucide prevention in Low and middle income countries
SASH members Dee Knipe and Elystan Roberts presenting their work at the European Symposium on Selfharm and Suicidal Behaviour
Congratulations to Dr Dee Knipe on receiving the International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP) Andrej Marusic award for an Early Career Researcher
Congratulations to Dr Dee Knipe on receiving the International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP) Andrej Marusic award for an Early Career Researcher
SASH researcher Dee Knipe awarded her PhD.
SASH welcomes Dame Carol Black to Bristol
SASH welcomes guest speaker Chantal Vinyard to talk about her PhD work on suicide prevention strategies at UK Universities
Dr Becky Mars gives her first invited plenary talk at the Triple-i conference in Piran
Congratulations to Dr Becky Mars for winning the ‘best paper publiahed in JCPP’ award at the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) awards
Lovely get together for a festive SASH lunch
Becky Mars presenting her poster at the IASR/AFSP conference in Barcelona with collaborator Jennifer Muehlenkamp