I’m completely biased, but being a Perinatal Psychiatrist is still the best decision I ever made #ChoosePsychiatry RCPsych Perinatal Derbyshire Healthcare 💙 Royal College of Psychiatrists

New real time suicide figures for England just published by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, taking us to July 2024. Continuing to show no rise, despite concerns over economic stress. RTS is still in development but most areas take part, giving reasonable consistency over time.

🧵Our new paper 'Suicide-related internet use of mental health patients: what clinicians know', led by Lana Bojanić available now in BJPsych Journals cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Our 2024 NCISH Annual Report is available on our website. We have also produced: - An executive summary - An easy read version - A key messages sheet - A key messages sheet for service users Easy to share with NCISH acknowledged as the source sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/reports/…

We are extending the deadline to 6th December. This is a great opportunity for people aged 16 to 35 who have experienced psychosis and a big step towards creating change for people with mental illness to live longer healthier lives. Benjamin Perry The McPin Foundation Centre for Mental Health

🧵NCISH are inviting clinicians to take part in our Clinician Bereavement Study. This study will provide clinicians with an opportunity to share their experiences and views on the support they received following the death of a patient sites.manchester.ac.uk/ncish/research…… 1/3

In 2025 we need to •reverse recent rise in suicide - with a focus on those struggling with ££ •ensure no-one at risk is turned away from services •make progress on dom violence, gambling, online safety #SuicidePrevention

And here is our first Commission paper!! ⁦The Lancet⁩ open access so no paywall. Global action on problematic usage of the internet: announcing a Lancet Psychiatry Commission - The Lancet Psychiatry thelancet.com/journals/lanps…

NCISH are inviting clinicians to participate in a new study investigating the impact of patient suicide. If you complete an NCISH suicide questionnaire you will also be asked to complete a short survey to share your experiences. We thank you in advance for your support.

Blue + yellow >> orange

Today we’re launching Chapter One as a national provider of gambling harm prevention for everyone affected by gambling across the UK with an event in the UK House of Commons   Thank you to our speakers Abtisam Mohamed Dr Beccy Cooper MP Henrietta Bowden-Jones. Stay tuned for updates.

Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines - an Overview with Audience Q&A This webinar aims to answer your questions on the Guideline including - why was it written, what does it say, who is it for, how is it used? Friday, April 25 · 4pm BST eventbrite.co.uk/e/maudsley-dep…

5th anniversary of lockdown. Trying to find positives from that time. In #suicideprevention it was moment “real time surveillance” - monitoring suicides as they happened - came of age. RTS showed suicide had not increased. Our paper in The Lancet Reg Health-Europe: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

NEW: Read our NCISH paper examining antecedents of suicide in veterans of the UK Armed Forces Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 published in BMJPublicHealth bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…

Congratulations Tony Avery very well deserved

Today has seen the publication of our report on the national review of HE student suicide deaths. Here, louis appleby explains the reports' key findings and recommendations. Read the full report here > tinyurl.com/3zvzjdh7

Such a great turnout for our Gaming Disorder presentation ⁦Royal College of Psychiatrists⁩ Addictions Faculty Conference. Our team at the National Centre for Gaming Disorders ⁦NHS England⁩ has had over 1000 referrals. If you are experiencing harm from your gaming get in touch. ⁦

Thinking differently about mental health: What counts as psychopathology? criticalpsychiatry.blogspot.com/2025/06/what-c…

Rob Poole - scathing about the neglect in modern service structures of the patients who have the wrong kind of problems for our ‘specialist’ services

Our study ⁦of domestic violence & suicide by MH patients referenced in ⁦The Guardian⁩. We need to ask every female patient if they are at risk of violence/abuse. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…