Webinar Series 2025-2026
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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
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
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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
4. Understanding Self Harm in Children and Young People: Evidence and Effective Responses
A practical and insightful session focused on the latest evidence on trends, guidance, and lived‑experience perspectives on self-harm among children and young people.
Dr Amanda Marchant from the National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Research shared an overview of current self-harm trends grounded in the evidence from research, helping to frame the challenges facing children and young people today.
This was followed by a brief update on the Welsh Government’s latest guidance, ‘Responding to issues of self-harm and thoughts of suicide in young people’.
Si from Heads Above the Waves closed the session, drawing directly on voices and quotes from children and young people and will explore:
- What young people wish adults understood about self-harm
- How to start supportive, compassionate conversations
- Helpful vs. unhelpful responses
- The “Helped / Heard / Held” framework for responding to distress
- Signposting to further support and resources
This webinar aims to equip adults, whether professionals, caregivers, or educators, with practical, evidence‑informed knowledge and tools to better understand and support young people who self-harm.