Discovering Liveability

@d-liveability.bsky.social

Interdisciplinary research project co-producing alternatives to suicide prevention. Based at the University of Edinburgh, University of Lincoln + Mind in Camden, funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social 🌐 https://discovering-liveability.ed.ac.uk/

More submissions from our liveability photo spotlight! 📸 1. Alyssa Martinez “Breaking the Silence” 2. By Victoria Nunn “Still here, still moving forward!”. Head to our website to find out how you can submit your own ‘liveability’ image 🔍

Beige background with the discovering liveability logo in the top right hand corner. Underneath reads 'fully funded by Wellcome'. Below text reads 'How to take Part: 1. Complete a short form 2. Email us your photograph. Links to the form and more information can be found on our website. Next to this copy is a small QR code. There are also two thin line graphics in pink depicting hands taking pictures on a film style camera and on a smartphone. A selfie style picture of a woman smiling, holding up a running medal around her neck. The medal has 2026 on it. In the background you can see a grassy field some trees and blue sky with a few clouds.  A picture of a volcano erupting against a dusky/dawn sky- a dark blue fading to lighter blue. The volcano is black with bright neon orange lava and a large plume of grey smoke coming up.

SAVE THE DATE! 30th September 2026 Please save the date for the official launch of Discovering Liveability's Lived and Living Experience Hub in Suicide Research! Sign up for free here: events.bookitbee.com/university-o... More details about what to expect during the event will be coming soon!

Launch Event: Lived and Living Experience Hub (by Discovering Liveability)

Join us to officially launch our Lived and Living Experience Hub in Suicide Research!

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Here are the first three submissions we received for our liveability photo spotlight! 📸 1. By Chris Frederick: “Stay where you are, we’ve got questions for you.” 2 & 3. By Rachel Hill: simple joy and love Head to our website to find out how you can submit your own ‘liveability’ image 🔍

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Liveability Photo Spotlight 📸💡 Do you have an image that you feel expresses ‘liveability’ or encapsulates what makes life ‘liveable’? We’re asking people to share these with the Discovering Liveability team as part of our exploration into liveability. 🔗 Click on the link below to find out more!

Liveability Photo Spotlight | Discovering Liveability | Discovering Liveability

A central part of the Discovering Liveability project is to explore the idea of ‘liveability’ and what this means to different people.

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Reminder! ⏰ Join us on Tuesday next week for an online conversation with Jess Worner (National Suicide Prevention Alliance) & Iona MacTaggart (Living Warriors) talking Peer Support & Suicide. 🔗 Find out more and sign up via the link below!

In Conversation: Jess Worner & Iona MacTaggart talking Peer Support & Suicide

A conservation with Jess and Iona to share their insight and experiences about peer support and suicide.

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Hub Event! Join us in June for a conversation with Jess Worner (National Suicide Prevention Alliance) & Iona MacTaggart (Living Warriers) talking Peer Support & Suicide. This event is online and free. Find out more and sign up here: events.bookitbee.com/university-o...

In Conversation: Jess Worner & Iona MacTaggart talking Peer Support & Suicide

A conservation with Jess and Iona to share their insight and experiences about peer support and suicide.

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Event announcement: LLEH Coffee & Connect ☕️💻 Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team on Wednesday 25th March for an informal online networking event, open to anyone interested in suicide research that engages with lived and/or living experiences. 🔗 Click on the link below to book your free place!

Discovering Liveability: LLEH Coffee & Connect

‘Managing risk’ and ‘promoting safeguarding’ in suicide research: A short informal, online networking event for anyone involved or interested in suicide research.

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New blog post! 💻 This month’s #DiscoveringLiveability blog post comes from Research Fellow Tom Wadsworth and discusses the suicide prevention policies that are currently being looked at in Work Package 4 of our project. Click on the link below to read 🔗

Ligature Points, Risk Assessment, and Questionable Justification in the English Suicide Prevention Policy – Discovering Liveability: Co-producing Alternatives to Suicide Prevention

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Reminder! ⏰ The #DiscoveringLiveability team are hosting an online webinar this Friday all about our site visits to Canada and Australia. 🔗 Click on the link below to book your free place!

Discovering Liveability@d-liveability.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Event alert! 📅 Centring Lived and Living Experiences in Suicide Research: Learnings from our International Site Visits 🗺️ Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for an online webinar all about our site visits to Canada and Australia. 🔗 Link below to book for free! tinyurl.com/59zn8p2c

Reminder! ⏰ The #DiscoveringLiveability team are hosting an online webinar this Friday all about our site visits to Canada and Australia. 🔗 Click on the link below to book your free place!

Discovering Liveability@d-liveability.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Event alert! 📅 Centring Lived and Living Experiences in Suicide Research: Learnings from our International Site Visits 🗺️ Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for an online webinar all about our site visits to Canada and Australia. 🔗 Link below to book for free! tinyurl.com/59zn8p2c

Event alert! 📅 Centring Lived and Living Experiences in Suicide Research: Learnings from our International Site Visits 🗺️ Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for an online webinar all about our site visits to Canada and Australia. 🔗 Link below to book for free! tinyurl.com/59zn8p2c

Centring lived and living experience perspectives in suicide research

What can we learn from international research groups and practitioners who are already engaged in the important work of centring lived and living experience perspectives in suicide research?

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We've had lots of activity from the lovely members of our Suicide Research Group ( @d-liveability.bsky.social ). I put this together this list of our writing for a recent research visit we did, but thought it might be useful to others who have wondered what we're up to 😊 linktr.ee/HazelMarzetti

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Hazel (she/her) is a suicide and suicide prevention researcher with a specialism in LGBTQ+ suicide, working at the University of Edinburgh.

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