Evidence Updates

Published research 

Understanding Suicide and Self-Harm: Case Studies by the Population Psychiatry, Suicide, and Informatics (PPSI) Team at Swansea University


Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic

Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet Psychiatry


Contacts with primary and secondary healthcare prior to suicide: case-control whole population based study in Wales (published 2020)

Contacts with primary and secondary healthcare prior to suicide: case–control whole-population-based study using person-level linked routine data in Wales, UK, 2000–2017 | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core


Self harm presentation across healthcare settings by sex in young people: an e-cohort study using routinely collected linked healthcare data in Wales, UK

Self harm presentation across healthcare settings by sex in young people: an e-cohort study using routinely collected linked healthcare data in Wales, UK (bmj.com)


Self-harm, in-person bullying and cyberbullying in secondary school-aged children: A data linkage study in Wales

Self‐harm, in‐person bullying and cyberbullying in secondary school‐aged children: A data linkage study in Wales – John – Journal of Adolescence – Wiley Online Library


Suicide thoughts and behaviour in later life (Scotland)

Suicide thoughts and behaviour in later life | Iriss


Deaths of Children and Young People through Probable Suicide 2013-2017: Thematic Review

Averting tragedy: Suicide prevention in Welsh children and young people – Public Health Wales (nhs.wales)


What are the most effective interventions to support children and young people bereaved by suicide in the family: a rapid review

What are the most effective interventions to support children and young people bereaved by suicide in the family: a rapid review | Health Care Research Wales (researchwalesevidencecentre.co.uk)


Reviewing two decades of male suicide research: Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, University of Glasgow

Reviewing two decades of male suicide research