Nicholas Procter
@nicholasprocter.bsky.social
Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Trauma Informed. Latest Book https://www.cambridge.org/universitypress/subjects/medicine/nursing/mental-health-person-centred-approach-4th-edition Professor https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/nicholas.procter
Sometimes i think about how, in the late 90s, USPS was moving to set up a secure email address for every US resident and how congress prevented it.
Tuta@tuta.com · 4d agoIf you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Good to spend quality time with colleagues in Vilnius this week to discuss compassionate person-centred approaches to suicide related distress, trauma and recovery. Working aide-by-side with strengths bases approaches is essential.
Some legacies of the past may persist in how we think about and conceptualise suicide preventiontoday. History can shape and remind us of where we have been. Lived and living experience - something that was under realised in earlier times - today guides deeper understanding and action for tomorrow.
In Helsinki to see how lived experience was Alva Aalto’s lifelong ambition and recurring theme. In the 1920’s Aalto proposed that the full potential of human life should be grounded in human experience. Two sketches depicting the difference between rooms for a “vertical man”, plus side lighting.
In Helsinki to see how lived experience was Alva Aalto’s lifelong ambition and recurring theme. In the 1920’s Aalto proposed that the full potential of human life should be grounded in human experience. Two sketches depicting the difference between rooms for a “vertical man”, plus side lighting.
Some legacies of the past may persist in how we think about and conceptualise suicide preventiontoday. History can shape and remind us of where we have been. Lived and living experience - something that was under realised in earlier times - today guides deeper understanding and action for tomorrow.
New global study suggests older people may face serious health risks from heat at much lower temperatures than previously understood. The temperature at which people age 60 and older could "no longer maintain a stable core temperature" was much lower than anticipated. www.abc.net.au/news/health/...
'Wake-up call': Danger from heatwaves 'underestimated' for people over 60
A new global study suggests older people may face serious health risks from heat at much lower temperatures than previously understood.
abc.net.au
New global study suggests older people may face serious health risks from heat at much lower temperatures than previously understood. The temperature at which people age 60 and older could "no longer maintain a stable core temperature" was much lower than anticipated. www.abc.net.au/news/health/...
'Wake-up call': Danger from heatwaves 'underestimated' for people over 60
A new global study suggests older people may face serious health risks from heat at much lower temperatures than previously understood.
abc.net.au
Our website presents the most up-to-date suicide data, now with an extra year of provisional data for 2025. All data we currently hold for deaths that occurred between 2012 and 2025 in the UK and Jersey can be found on our resources page: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/resour...
Good to spend quality time with colleagues to discuss person-centred approaches to suicide related distress, trauma and recovery. Working with strengths and resilience of people of refugee background, their families and communities, to rebuild lives shattered by torture and other traumatic events.
Good to spend quality time with colleagues to discuss person-centred approaches to suicide related distress, trauma and recovery. Working with strengths and resilience of people of refugee background, their families and communities, to rebuild lives shattered by torture and other traumatic events.
We work closely with service users and carers in the design and development of our studies. Please share your views and experiences on mental health care and your suggestions about how we can develop our work: sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/inform...
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When social media posts about a #suicide death include factors such the method or location of the suicide, there is an increased risk of individuals taking similar action. This resource guides #Ausmedia and others in communicating safely about suicide on social media platforms: bit.ly/3EzhzEb
📣 New Open Access Publication: Here we review 20 years of evidence on the needs, motivations, and experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explore how peer support and lived experience are embedded in these models. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Community-Based Crisis Care Beyond the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review - Community Mental Health Journal
Suicide and mental ill-health remain a major global concern, reflected by rising emergency department presentations, however there is growing recognition that these settings often do not meet the need...
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📣 New Open Access Publication: Here we review 20 years of evidence on the needs, motivations, and experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explore how peer support and lived experience are embedded in these models. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Community-Based Crisis Care Beyond the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review - Community Mental Health Journal
Suicide and mental ill-health remain a major global concern, reflected by rising emergency department presentations, however there is growing recognition that these settings often do not meet the need...
link.springer.com
What is the Refugee Convention? How does it work? Why does it still matter 75 years after its adoption? Our new webpage brings together answers, analysis and expert insights. 🔗 www.unsw.edu.au/kaldor-centr... #RefugeeConvention75 #InternationalLaw
The Refugee Convention at 75
Seventy-five years ago, governments agreed on a shared framework to protect people forced to flee. Today, the Refugee Convention continues to shape decisions every day – at borders, in courts and in o...
unsw.edu.au
Here we synthesise research on factors that are protective (associated with lower -ve mental health outcomes) or promotive (associated with higher +ve mental health outcomes) among adult refugees living in high-income countries and lower-and-middle-income countries. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Here we synthesise research on factors that are protective (associated with lower -ve mental health outcomes) or promotive (associated with higher +ve mental health outcomes) among adult refugees living in high-income countries and lower-and-middle-income countries. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
In this podcast I discuss the role of research design, data gaps, and lived experience in advancing #suicideprevention; plus the growing shift towards co-designed research, emphasising the value of partnering with people with lived experience from the very beginning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiNj...
Ep. 3: A Shift in Perspective: Rethinking how we study suicide and suicide prevention
YouTube video by Garnet Families
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In this podcast I discuss the role of research design, data gaps, and lived experience in advancing #suicideprevention; plus the growing shift towards co-designed research, emphasising the value of partnering with people with lived experience from the very beginning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiNj...
Ep. 3: A Shift in Perspective: Rethinking how we study suicide and suicide prevention
YouTube video by Garnet Families
youtube.com
Don't miss the IASP/IASR Research Webinar this Thursday, chaired by Professor Matthew Spittal. 📅 23 July 2026, 22:00 AEST (UTC+10) 🗣️Featuring: Dr Eva De Jaegere Dr Elke Elzinga Dr Sam McKay 🔗 ow.ly/aV5B50ZqQ2M
The burden of US harsh immigration policies is also borne by eyewitnesses, family, friends who often have limited ability to intervene and few protections if they do, creating a climate of fear, trauma, distress, moral injury, and threat. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Footage shows Australian man handcuffed by ICE agents in Las Vegas airport
The 57-year-old was later arrested for overstaying his Visa and is currently detained at an ICE processing centre in California.
abc.net.au
Our new @NCISH_UK paper on Suspected suicide in higher education students in England is now available in @TheLancet Psychiatry [https://buff.ly/bZWeBee]. It provides the most detailed individual-level information to date on suspected suicide deaths in HE students. @ProfLAppleby @FBMH_UoM
Maggie Haberman and @jonathanswan.bsky.social speak clearly and emphatically about the current White House regime and what it means for the world. @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social
What are the biggest changes to Australia’s health and wellbeing over the past two years? theconversation.com/mental-illne...
Mental illness is up in young people, dementia is now the biggest killer: Australia’s health in 2026
Dementia is now the leading cause of death, overtaking heart disease. The Conversation’s experts explain how Australians’ health has changed – both good and bad.
theconversation.com
What are the biggest changes to Australia’s health and wellbeing over the past two years? theconversation.com/mental-illne...
Mental illness is up in young people, dementia is now the biggest killer: Australia’s health in 2026
Dementia is now the leading cause of death, overtaking heart disease. The Conversation’s experts explain how Australians’ health has changed – both good and bad.
theconversation.com
Great discussions with clinicians and peer workers on the conceptual basis of safety planning. Exploring development, core principles working collaboratively with people experiencing distress, what current evidence tells us about its effectiveness. #OpenAccess www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
