About this theme
This theme covered topics relating to preventing suicide and self-harm or supporting those bereaved by suicide. It was developed in partnership with Samaritans and the John Armitage Charitable Trust. See some of our Fellows’ stories.
Fellows' updates February 2025 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) attended the ‘Autism and Suicide Prevention: From Understanding to Action’ event at Parliament, where she shared insights from her Churchill Fellowship research.
By Nina Smith, 2025
Report The person most likely to kill a victim of domestic abuse... is themselves
By Tim Woodhouse, 2023
Fellows' updates January 2025 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) appeared on the What’s in Your Head podcast, hosted by former Liverpool player Chris Kirkland and journalist Gareth Roberts.
By Nina Smith, 2025
Five years on from her Fellowship, we spoke with Churchill Fellow Sangeeta Mahajan about how her profound loss inspired her mission to improve suicide prevention. Sangeeta shares insights from her research in the USA and Australia, the gaps she identified in UK care systems, and her efforts to create lasting change through education, peer support, and advocacy.
By Sangeeta Mahajan, 2025
Fellows' updates November 2024 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) shared her Churchill Fellowship findings at the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Education event at Edge Hill University.
By Nina Smith, 2024
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) presented her newly published Churchill Fellowship report exploring school-based suicide prevention strategies at the inaugural 'Let's Talk About Suicide' conference.
By Nina Smith, 2024
Fellows' updates October 2024 Fellows' update: Anna Wardley
Anna Wardley (CF 2019) delivered a keynote speech at the inaugural 'Let's Talk About Suicide' conference, the first-ever suicide prevention conference for Blackpool and Lancashire.
By Anna Wardley, 2024
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Ananta Dave
Dr. Ananta Dave (CF 2019) appeared on episode 12 of "The Fully Well Doc" podcast, discussing how mental health is addressed in medical training, and shared insights from her Churchill Fellowship research.
By Ananta Dave, 2024
Fellows' updates September 2024 Fellows' update: Tim Woodhouse
Tim Woodhouse recently presented at the 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference in London. His talk focused on domestic abuse-related suicides, and he also shared insights from his Churchill Fellowship.
By Tim Woodhouse, 2024
Report School-based suicide prevention strategies
By Nina Smith, 2023
