Rory O'Connor: Why people die by suicide and what we can do to prevent it

Before You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.

English - May 25, 2021 16:27 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 119 ratings
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Joining us today is Rory O'Connor: a Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow where he leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory. He is a world leader on suicide research and prevention and has been working in this area for 25 years. In January 2021, Rory became President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and he is also a past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR). He has published extensively in the field of suicide and self-harm and has contributed to six BBC documentaries on suicide, including Suicide and Me with the rapper Professor Green and Our Silent Emergency with Roman Kemp.

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Rory's Twitter: @suicideresearch

We discuss:

complex reasons behind suicidemyths around suicidalityhow to support a friend who is suicidalwhy suicide is an indictment of societymain feelings leading to suicidethe importance of having an "emotional network."why reaching out is a sign of strengthhow schools can teach children resilience and copingthe importance of future thinkingreasons for living

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