Webinar Series 2025-2026

If you have attended any webinars in the series held by SSHP Cymru, we would appreciate your feedback through this survey

1. Suicide Risk Among High-Risk Domestic Abuse Perpetrators

The National Suicide and Self-Harm Programme Wales hosted a 90-minute webinar exploring suicide rates among high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators. 

In collaboration with the University of Bristol, the Drive Partnership recently published the first study of its kind to examine this complex health and social issue. The session unpacked the findings and open a wider discussion about the practice challenges and opportunities for suicide prevention in this context. 

This free online webinar covered: 

  • Key insights from the research into suicide rates among high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators 
  • Practice complexities in identifying and responding to suicide risk 
  • Best practice approaches to suicide prevention 
Suicide rates in high risk domestic abuse perpetrators – NHS Wales – delegate copyDownload
2. Safe and Supportive Social Media Use in the Aftermath of a Suicide

The session with Dr Jo Bell from the University of Hull explored: 

  • Harmful and protective effects of social media use in the aftermath of a suicide 
  • How social media use can be harnessed to manage trauma, alleviate grief and reach those who need support 
  • Guidance and recommendations for prevention policy and practice 

Below are links to relevant resources around the webinar topic:

Final-Policy-Report-Social-Media-and-Suicide.pdf

PASSrecommendationsJune-2023.pdf

PASS HUB | Prevention Around Social Media and Suicide

Preventing suicide: a resource for media professionals, update 2023

Samaritans’ Media Guidelines

If you attended this webinar, Dr Jo Bell would value your feedback though this survey:

PASS Hub Session Evaluation 1 (Post-session) 2025-2028

3. Suicide thoughts and behaviour in later life

Webinar: Suicide thoughts and behaviours in later life

Speakers: Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield, University of Strathclyde and Siwan Sutton, BCUHB Public Health

The webinar presented information on:

  • Improving recognition of suicidal thought and behaviour in older people
  • How we can improve responsiveness and access to support based on the evidence

And

An overview of a Rapid Review by BCUHB Public Health – suicide and self harm in older adults: its prevalence, risk factors and interventions

Suicide thoughts and behaviour later life online webinar recording

19 September NHS Wales SUICIDE IN LATER LIFEDownload
SS Suicide and self harm prevention in Older PeopleDownload