National Conference Suicide Prevention and Self Harm 2025
The National Suicide and Self Harm Prevention conference was held on Thursday 6th March 2025 at Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel
The event was chaired by Professor Ann John, and joined by Sarah Murphy MS Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing as well as a number of experts by experience and profession.
The key notes and workshops had a broad focus from evidence and policy, to practical skills and training, delivered by range of organisations and sectors.
Morning sessions: Understanding Self-harm
Self Harm
Professor Ann John, Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry | Swansea University Medical School
Morning Workshops
Trauma informed approaches and self-harm: Delivering a compassionate response
Lowri Wyn Jones – Time to Change Wales
Katie Brown – Traumatic Stress Wales Network
Yvonne Raybone – Traumatic Stress Wales Network
Safety Planning: the what and the how
Becky Temple-Purcell, Hywel Dda UHB
Orla Adams, Motivational Interviewing
Afternoon Sessions: Understanding Suicide and implications for prevention
RTSSS – What we are learning about suspected suicides in Wales
Dr Rosalind Reilly, Consultant in Public Health Medicine at Public Health Wales
Afternoon Workshops
Domestic Abuse: Opportunities for Prevention
DCI Chris Grey, South Wales Police
Anne-Marie Curtis, Stori
Support after Suicide
Geraint Thomas, National Advisory and Liaison Service
Meinir Evans, Canolfan Felin Fach