Disclosing lived experience as a suicide researcher is never neutral. @paulinerivart.bsky.social writes on navigating positionality, disclosure, & the "insider/outsider" divide in mental health research, and why neither silence nor disclosure should be a test of rigour. netecr.org/2026/07/12/r...

Researchers with lived experience or the art of being caught between two stools

Over the years, I have chosen very carefully how much of my lived experience to disclose to supervisors and colleagues. To this day, there are bits I do not share in work settings, for fear of bein…

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📣 New paper out! We examined trends in methods of suicide in UK mental health patients between 2000-2022. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Trends in methods of suicide among mental health patients between 2000 and 2022 in the UK: A joinpoint regression analysis

Previous research has highlighted the importance of surveillance of suicide methods to identify emerging patterns and to support prevention strategies…

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"We should be having open debates to hear the viewpoints of people who disagree with one another, both at conferences or in journals. But those in power do not want that, they shut it down and in my view that is not just unscientific but also unethical."– Heidi Hjelmeland netecr.org/2018/10/10/i...

Interview: Career advice from Heidi Hjelmeland

Professor Heidi Hjelmeland currently works at the Department of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. What are your research interests? They have changed quite a lot over t…

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Hello everyone! netECR is going through a restructuring process and asking all members to fill out a new membership form by 22nd December! If you are a netECR member and haven't received an email from us, please get in touch ASAP: internationalnetecr@gmail.com Thank you :)

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netECR (International Network of Early & Mid-Career Researchers in Suicide & Self-Harm; an independent, intl. network of early-career and mid-career researchers working in or contributing to the field of self-harm/suicide research) moves to Bluesky (1.691 followers on X) Bluesky @netecr.bsky.social

New publication! ✨ "Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study" Published as part of my PhD research at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (@kingscsmh.bsky.social). 📄 Full paper here 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Peer-friendship Networks and Self-harm among Adolescents from Inner-city Schools: A Social Network Study - Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence - Peer-relationships are critically important for adolescent behavior, but how peer-friendship network composition and structure influence adolescent self-harm is...

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The @ncish.bsky.social team are currently working on the 2026 Annual Report. You can read our 2025 report where key themes focussed on: -pts w/ bipolar disorder -pts who miss contact -non-adherence to treatment -recent bereavement manchester.ac.uk/ncish/report... #suicideprevention #mentalhealth

tCBT New Paper: Ten misconceptions about CBT for psychosis Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🌟Department of Psychology at FSU is hiring a TT Assistant Professor position in Clinical Psychology! 🌟Join me and the outstanding faculty & students here who are doing great science! Apps due Nov 1! Happy to answer any Q's! Please RT and share 🙏 #academia #clinicalpsychology

2) Inequalities in access to nature highlight that provision of nature spaces and opportunities must be shaped in a way that makes them accessible for all. 3) The quality of outdoor experiences matters (safety, natural features, community support). #MentalHealth #UrbanPlanning #Nature #PublicHealth

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Key findings: 1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.

Key findings: 1 of 3: Nature exposure is consistently linked to better mental health and higher wellbeing, whereas certain urban characteristics are associated with poorer mental health and increased substance use.

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With Ronja Christensen, Charlotte Constable Fernandez, Noémie Topalian, Laura Vaughan @kimonkrenz.bsky.social @alexandrapitman.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @drannekathrinfett.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place

With Ronja Christensen, Charlotte Constable Fernandez, Noémie Topalian, Laura Vaughan @kimonkrenz.bsky.social @alexandrapitman.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @drannekathrinfett.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social n=33 studies using GEMA: real-time, location-aware data collection to capture place

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📢 Our new publication: A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 Our new publication: A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A systematic review of geographically informed ecological momentary assessment studies on the place-based correlates of mental health, substance use and wellbeing

Place characteristics are associated with mental health and wellbeing, yet mechanisms and pathways are not well understood. Geographically explicit ec…

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Whoa—my book is up for pre-order! 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity. tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8

Artificial-intelligence-based peer reviewing: opportunity or threat? An Editorial in The Lancet Global Health explores this question: tinyurl.com/mryh9zpe #PeerReviewWeek

Artificial-intelligence-based peer reviewing: opportunity or threat?

As new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continue to be developed and launched at a breakneck pace, editors are grappling with the dual opportunities and threats that such innovations present ...

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Don't miss the upcoming IASP/ IASR Research Webinar chaired by Professor Chan Lai Fong. 📅 Thursday 25 September 2025, 19:00 MYT. (UTC+8) 🗣️ Featuring: Professor Matthew Spittal Assoc Professor Gregory Armstrong Dr Siau Ching Sin 🔗 Register: bit.ly/465v8GK

My paper on concerns about replicability, theorizing, relevance, generalizability, and methodology across 2 crises is now in press at the International Review of Social Psychology. After revisions it was 17500 words, so it is split in 2 parts: osf.io/dtvs7_v2 and osf.io/g6kja_v1

This fall I will have a blind student in my coding class for the first time. Do any other instructors or visually impaired coders have advice beyond making sure my book has useful alt-text for the images? #rstats #accessibility Class book: psyteachr.github.io/reprores-v5/

Want to learn more about our #PatientSafety Research Development Award? Join our Q&A webinar session on Thursday, 25 Sept, from 1–2pm. Sign up: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

If you self-harm and are seeking support, we're here to help 💙 We provide free, remote 1:1 support for people (aged 12+) who self-harm in Scotland. Find out more about our 1:1 support, here👇 selfharmnetworkscotland.org.uk/one-to-one-s... #SelfHarmSupport #LetsTalkAboutSelfHarm #PeerSupportScot

Closing the care gap 🌍 New data from 21 countries shows fewer than 7% of people with a mental disorder got effective treatment. The study maps the “treatment cascade” — where people drop out of care. 🧵 THREAD #GlobalMentalHealth #TreatmentGap #MentalHealthCare

It's September and so the Queer Minds Scotland online seminar series returns! This month we're excited to have @kevinguyan.bsky.social presenting the 'Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Categories and the Dangers of Inclusion' Please join us 25th September 4-5 events.bookitbee.com/university-o...

Queer Lives, Data and the Dangers of Inclusion

Join author Kevin Guyan to explore ideas from his new book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Categories and the Dangers of Inclusion

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Lots of discussions around how to support #autistic people when they feel #suicidal. Our wonderful @dremmanielsen.bsky.social wrote very important points on this topic. Check it out: netecr.org/2021/09/10/s...

Does one size fit all? Adapting Safety Planning Intervention with and for autistic adults

By Emma Nielsen. There is always a to-do list on my desk. It is usually scrawled across a scrap piece of paper, often elaborately highlighted and probably makes little sense to anyone else. But it …

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I 🌟will🌟 be reviewing applications for a new clinical psych Ph.D. student! My group focuses on suicide risk and prevention research. Check out my lab website! Please Share. 🙂 @afspnational.bsky.social @scpdiv12.bsky.social @suicideresearchsym.bsky.social www.drseanmmitchell.com/join-our-team

Join Our Team | Suicide Risk and Prevention Research Laboratory

How to join Dr. Sean Mitchell's Suicide Risk and Prevention Research (SRPR) Laboratory.

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I'm chairing a search for a clinical assistant professor in school psych. This is a teaching role focused on assessment courses and assessment supervision. (A clinical psych with a child/assessment background could also fit.) Come join us! careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/9516/job #psych #schoolpsych

Extremely important work by Matt Spittal, @oliviajkirtley.bsky.social and other colleagues published this week! journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Great to see @netecr.bsky.social on #Bluesky! Fellow #ECR & #MCR suicide and self-harm researchers - this is YOUR peer support community! Give them a follow!

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Woohoo!! :)

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Silenced Voices: Bullying within the suicide research community

Bullying within the suicide research community exists and is not different to any other research area. It starts verbally, sometimes in a written format – when the bully is not very careful and get…

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Woohoo!! :)