Written by Olivia Sale (CARMS Volunteer) and Lucy Monk (CARMS Research Assistant) Background Suicide is a significant global concern1. Suicide deaths on mental health wards account for 8% of all UK suicide fatalities 2. Due to continuous contact patients have with...
Category: Suicidality
Why is the LGBTQ+ community disproportionately affected by mental health problems and suicide?
Written by Hannah Clayton, Honorary Research Assistant, CARMS Project The CARMS (Cognitive AppRoaches to coMbatting Suicidality) Project focuses on testing the efficacy of a new psychological therapy to help reduce suicidal experiences in people with psychosis. In...
World Suicide Prevention Day and the CARMS Project
Originally published by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/news/world-suicide-prevention-day-and-the-carms-project-4160) On World Suicide Prevention Day, Charlotte Huggett, Trial Manager, tells us about how you can learn...
Suicidal Experiences and Psychotherapy on Mental Health Inpatient Wards
Written by Orla Gleeson whilst working as a Research Assistant for the CARMS project but has now left to start a Trainee Clinical Psychologist role at Teeside University Suicide is a global problem and arguably preventable. In England 13 people kill themselves every...
PROSPER: A pilot trial of Cognitive Behavioural Suicide Prevention in prison
Written by Alice Dawson, Trainee Forensic Psychologist, who previously worked as a Research Assistant in the field of suicide and self-harm in the criminal justice system. In our earlier blog post “A brief introduction to suicidality,” we explored the prevalence of...
Gender Identity: Why are transgender and non-binary people more at risk of suicide?
Written by Hannah Clayton, Honorary Research Assistant, CARMS Project The CARMS (Cognitive AppRoaches to coMbatting Suicidality) Project[1] focuses on testing the efficacy of a new psychological therapy to help reduce suicidal experiences in people with psychosis. In...
Ending stigma: Let’s talk about effects of stigma surrounding suicide
Written by Hannah Clayton, Honorary Research Assistant, CARMS Project The CARMS (Cognitive AppRoaches to coMbatting Suicidality) Project aims to understand suicidal experiences while implementing a new psychological therapy to reduce suicidal experiences in people...
A Brief Introduction to Suicidality
Written by Jed Winstanley, Honorary Research Assistant, CARMS Project Hello again and welcome back to the blog concerning all things CARMS! The CARMS (Cognitive AppRoaches to coMbatting Suicidality) Project aims to understand the pathways to suicidal thoughts and...
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