This amused me this morning. Don’t quite understand what it actually means though 😅 #CommuterChat

If you are attending #eabct2025 today, consider coming to my keynote, Lomond Auditorium at 12-1.

“Love Is The Cure” I was inspired by a walk along De Sleutelbrug (The Keybridge) in Amsterdam on Sat. I stumbled across simple but powerful message on bridge: Love Is The Cure. Perhaps if more people in the world embraced this - more love & less hate - the world would be a happier, safer place.

Huge congratulations to Dr Yawen Zheng who successfully defended her PhD earlier. Thanks to the examining team Pooja Saini, Ruchika Gajwani & Jessica Fish Jonathan Evans and I are proud supervisors 🎉🎉🎉 *pleased to be able to join post-viva remotely from Schipol airport 😅

If you're still at #ICBM2025, I am speaking about three recent studies in the last session starting at 3.30pm

Important piece on future of suicide prevention in US ‘Dismantling research programs, training mechanisms, & international collaboration does not improve efficiency; rather it eliminates the very systems needed to develop innovative, cost effective interventions.’ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40671474/

🆕 Following requests from authors, we have increased the word limit for all regular papers in Archives of Suicide Research to 5,000 words (Introduction, Methods, Results & Discussion)

I've been working on follow-up to When It Is Darkest, after a hiatus. When I published When It Is Darkest, I did so without an agent. But I think that an agent would really help for book #2. If you're an agent or know an agent who might be interested in representing me, please get in touch. 🙏

Following WHO call that we can no longer be silent I tweeted this in May. Thousands more innocent people killed since then (inc 17,000 children since Oct 2023) & hostages remain incarcerated. But still, people with voices & power to make this devastation end remain silent. My heart breaks 💔

Keep posted. I had a great conversation with Harry Corin- 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

Irish people ain’t designed to run in this heat ☘️🏃☀️

I thought The 1975 rocked it @daryloconnor.bsky.social less convinced 🤔 #Glastonbury

It was great to host @hinzeverena.bsky.social at SBRL this week and to hear more about her important work on chronic pain and suicide and self-harm among youth

#WorldRefugeeDay is a moment to stand in solidarity with refugees globally. Our new podcast episode explores refugee mental health & suicide risk with host, Professor Rory O'Connor & special guests, Muzafar Ali & Prof Nicholas Procter. Listen: ow.ly/BCpK50WcwTG

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 @katierobb.bsky.social Closing date: 21st July 2025 🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Jeez, really felt that, ~80% humidity 🏃

We had a wide ranging conversation about such an important topic #WorldRefugeeDay

A glimmer of hope that humanity can still prevail at NIH www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

Does anyone know why “invalid handle’ has appeared on my profile and what to do to resolve it?

The genius of Jarvis Cocker and Pulp! #Glasgow

It was great to meet with @nicholasprocter.bsky.social from Adelaide earlier today at SBRL to discuss a new joint project.

Spent today recording a 5 episode TV series on suicide called Great Minds for South Korean TV. Pretty intimidating list of past guests: Paul Nurse, Jo Malone, Richard Dawkins, Ken Loach, Paul Krugman, Steven Pinker, Judith Butler… Pleased to record in Humanities Lecture Theatre with its C17th pews

Huge thanks to all of our delegates, from 14 countries, who joined us over the past 2 days at the 9th Suicide and Self-harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum. And personal thanks to all the SBRL team who worked so hard to make the event such a success 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Huge thanks to all of our invited speakers at the 9th Suicide & Self-harm #EMCRF2025 today in Glasgow, who were fantastic: Louis Appleby led us off with his excellent keynote followed by brilliant talks by Rosie Allister, Jack Melson and Molly McCarthy- really inspirational!

I really loved Frankfurt. So much so that I wrote a wee poem about going for a run on Wednesday…

Huge congratulations to @mareike.bsky.social who won poster award at the European Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment conference 2025 in Frankfurt 🎉

More great work from @mareike.bsky.social at European Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment conference 2025 in Frankfurt

Ahead of seeing @robbiewilliams at the weekend, just watched Better Man. Jeez, sooo good!

A Psychological Approach to Understanding & Preventing Suicide (Free Training) We’ve developed a suite of learning modules funded by NHS Education Scotland. The aim of these modules is to get to the heart of this most tragic of human outcomes. suicideresearch.info/resources/#n...

📢 Keep posted 📢 We'll be announcing another exciting opportunity very soon!

I was wondering what the noise was outside my office window 😅 ♟️

📢 Attending the EACLiPT Conference in Frankfurt next week? 📢 If so, come along to my plenary session #EACLIPT2025 eaclipt-2025.com

Why not join us at the @britishacademy.bsky.social on 10th July for Mental Health in Context conference organised by the National Centre for Social Research. Exciting programme across the day! natcen.ac.uk/events/menta...

This is incredible! Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enrol international students www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One of the sessions at Mental Health in Context conference this year will explore self-harm & suicide, featuring Professor Rory O’Connor and Dr Sokratis Dinos. Register: natcen.ac.uk/events/menta... #MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention

Here’s a last post for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek I wrote this a while ago about the different sounds of silence. To anyone who is struggling, hope and comfort are possible.

Also coming soon: new study on positive future thinking and suicide risk, led by Gonca Kose and with Jon Evans

Coming soon. Keep posted for new Reach In, Reach Out podcast on refugees/asylum seekers and suicide risk - with @nicholasprocter.bsky.social and Muzafar Ali @iaspinfo.bsky.social

Pleased to be at Buckingham Palace today representing @JamesPlaceUK, the male suicide prevention charity, of which I am a Trustee. James’ Place offers life-saving treatment to men in suicidal crisis. To date, James’ Place has helped well over 3,000 men in suicidal crisis. jamesplace.org.uk

I wrote this last year when I wasn't feeling great. Let's help each other to Rise Not Fall #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Just finished reading Chris Hoy’s autobiography. Such a powerful and hopeful read 🙏🏻 “Life is not here to be won or lost. It’s here just to be lived.” Chris Hoy

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Great talk by @annamueller.bsky.social and @sethabrutyn.bsky.social on the social roots of youth suicide. Insightful reflections from Haylis Smith + thanks for organising @amychandler.bsky.social

Youth Under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide and What to Do About Them Really looking forward to chairing public lecture to be delivered by Anna Mueller and Seth Abrutyn in Edinburgh at 6.15pm. In person and online + reflections from Haylis Smith events.bookitbee.com/suicide-cult...

An incredible PhD opportunity from Men Matter Scotland for someone passionate about understanding and preventing suicide. 🔹 Deadline: 11 June 2025 🔹 UK applicants only

'Unacceptable impact': Researchers call for changes to Scotland’s care system Great to see @profminnis.bsky.social on BBC Scotland talking about their latest study & call for action for birth & foster families and children 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔗 uk.news.yahoo.com/unacceptable...

Should Scotland get a day off on hot days? Given the bleakness of so much of the news, this is welcome relief and clearly the answer is yes 🌞 😅 t.co/HcZ543tU1e

Also next week - a public lecture with @annamueller.bsky.social & @sethabrutyn.bsky.social in #Edinburgh on 7th May Joined by @roryoc.bsky.social and Haylis Smith - we'll be making connections between work on youth suicide in the US and #Scotland Free tickets: events.bookitbee.com/suicide-cult...

Great to see Scotland’s new suicide prevention campaign at Partick train station What if…a conversation about suicide could save a life? If you are concerned about someone, please ask them how they are doing. It could save their life! @SuicidePrevScot