You’re invited to
a special guest lecture featuring Rory O’Connor, author and Professor of Health Psychology
at the University of Glasgow.
As part of the
commitment within the university’s Mental Health Strategy we have a Suicide
Safer Implementation Working Group which includes members of staff who
represent the interests of both the staff and student community. The remit is
to discuss and action a framework to support the implementation of a plan
around suicide prevention and intervention and they have done considerable work
in this area to date.
The Suicide
Safer Implementation Working Group are pleased to host an interesting guest
speaker around the theme of mental health at our Craiglockhart Campus on
Thursday 9 February 2023 at 6.30pm.
We are delighted
to have Prof Rory O’Connor deliver a guest talk entitled “When It Is
Darkest: Understanding suicide risk”.
Professor O'Connor
will draw from his book (“When It Is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can
Do To Prevent It”) to
allow us to get to the heart of this most tragic of human outcomes, challenging
myths and misunderstandings as we navigate the theme of suicide and suicide
prevention.
Please visit
the Eventbrite link to learn more and secure your free place. This is a public event and you’re
encouraged to share with students and your networks.