NORTHERN IRELAND BRANCH of the BPS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 202115 - 16 APRIL 2021, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Affiliation
University
of Glasgow
Bio
Rory O’Connor PhD FAcSS, a native of Derry, is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and a Past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research. Rory leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory at Glasgow, one of the leading suicide/self-harm research groups in UK. He also leads the Mental Health & Wellbeing Research Group at Glasgow. He has published extensively in the field of suicide and self-harm, specifically concerning the psychological processes which precipitate suicidal behaviour and self-harm. He is also co-author/editor of several books and is author of When It is Darkest. Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do To Prevent It (2021). He serves on the Scientific Review Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Suicide Research and Associate Editor of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Rory acts as an advisor to a range of national and international organisations including national governments on the areas of suicide and self-harm. He is also Co-Chair of the Academic Advisory Group to the Scottish Government’s National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group.
Title
Understanding suicide risk in the time of COVID
Abstract
Since the onset of the COVID pandemic there has been concern about the short, medium and long-term impacts on population mental health. In this talk, drawing from the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing Study, as well as the wider research literature, I will describe the changes in mental health and wellbeing over the course of the pandemic. I will also outline some other ongoing work on suicide prevention research as well as discussing the opportunities to mitigate the risk of the longer term impacts of COVID-19 and its consequences on suicide risk.
Social Media
Twitter: @suicideresearch
Affiliation
University
of Glasgow
Bio
Rory O’Connor PhD FAcSS, a native of Derry, is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and a Past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research. Rory leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory at Glasgow, one of the leading suicide/self-harm research groups in UK. He also leads the Mental Health & Wellbeing Research Group at Glasgow. He has published extensively in the field of suicide and self-harm, specifically concerning the psychological processes which precipitate suicidal behaviour and self-harm. He is also co-author/editor of several books and is author of When It is Darkest. Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do To Prevent It (2021). He serves on the Scientific Review Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Suicide Research and Associate Editor of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Rory acts as an advisor to a range of national and international organisations including national governments on the areas of suicide and self-harm. He is also Co-Chair of the Academic Advisory Group to the Scottish Government’s National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group.
Title
Understanding suicide risk in the time of COVID
Abstract
Since the onset of the COVID pandemic there has been concern about the short, medium and long-term impacts on population mental health. In this talk, drawing from the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing Study, as well as the wider research literature, I will describe the changes in mental health and wellbeing over the course of the pandemic. I will also outline some other ongoing work on suicide prevention research as well as discussing the opportunities to mitigate the risk of the longer term impacts of COVID-19 and its consequences on suicide risk.
Social Media
Twitter: @suicideresearch
NIBPS 2021
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