Across different cities, we will share what research tells us about male suicide, listen to what is happening locally, and create space for people to exchange knowledge, challenges and priorities.
Led by male suicide researcher Dr Susie Bennett, the day will include:
- Understanding male suicide: Research keynotes exploring why men die by suicide and the implications for how we understand and respond to men in suicidal distress.
- Listening to local experience: Contributions from people with lived experience and local organisations working to support men, to better understand what men are experiencing locally and what is helping.
- A local conversation about change: A facilitated conversation about local priorities, challenges, and opportunities for better support and collaboration.
Who is this event for?
This event is open to anyone with an interest in improving outcomes for men who are suicidal, including:
- people with lived experience
- mental health professionals
- public health teams
- charities and community organisations
- employers and businesses
- researchers and students
- local authorities and policymakers
- emergency services
- anyone who wants to better understand male suicide and contribute to change
Book your place
Wales
Wrexham
Monday 26 October, 10:00am–5:00pm, Wrexham FC, Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL112AH
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Monday 2 November 10:00am–5:00pm, Grassmarket, 86 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, EH1 2QA
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Dundee
Wednesday 4 November, 10:00am–5:00pm, The Steeple, Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DG
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Middlesbrough
Monday 9 November, 10:00 am-5:00pm, The Acklam Green Centre, Stainsby Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4JS
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London
Friday 13 November, 10:00am-5:00pm, Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford St, London SE1 9NH
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Belfast
Thursday 19 November, 10:00am-5:00pm, The MAC, 10 Exchange Street West, Belfast, BT1 2NJ
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Birmingham
Wednesday 2 December, 10:00am-5:00pm, Sense, Touchbase Pears, 750 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, B29 6NA
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feedback from a previous EVENT ATTENDEE:
“I think this work is a breath of ice cold fresh air – it’s hard-hitting, brutally emotional but powerful and important.
“The research really gets beyond the often lazy narratives around male suicide – it brings the human reality to life through lived experience and offers a coherent framework for understanding the specifics of male suicide risk.
“As a man, you feel that your reality is being mirrored back to you through the analysis of testimony from around the world – because that testimony so vividly evidences the pain so many experience and the burden of external expectation weighing down on men.
“It’s inspirational work – and so badly needed in the face of often apathetic acceptance of high rates of male suicide.”
Neil Ingham, Executive Director of Wales Samaritan