'One is Too Many'
Suicide among the Armed Forces and Veteran Population: Understand-Identify-Prevent
Co-production Workshop
Thursday 30th June 2022, 10.00am - 15.00pm
You are invited to
attend a co-production workshop as part of Phase Two of our research project that
aims to reduce suicide among the Armed Forces and Veteran population. The workshop is the second of a series of workshops across
the United Kingdom. The overarching objective is to co-produce an integrated model
of safety, using a collaborative approach to identify, manage and reduce the
risk of suicide.
The day will provide an opportunity to continue to develop a
model of intervention for suicide, building on the findings from the first
co-production workshop (Newcastle, March 2022).
The workshop will include the views of bereaved families, selected
experts and representatives from the health and social care sector across North
Wales as well as key stakeholders (Local Authorities, Police, Local Health
Boards, Veterans organisations, Public Health Wales). The most important aspect
of the co-production event is that the research team will not provide answers
but will share data from Phase One (narrative,
lived-experience interviews with bereaved families/significant others), feedback from the first co-production event and facilitate the
discussions of those who take part on the day.
Funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, the project has been
designed in collaboration with military families who have been bereaved by
suicide. The research project is supported by a consortium and includes, The
Baton Charity, For the Fallen and a dedicated research team from Northern Hub
for Veterans and Military Families Research and Worcester
University.
The order of the day will follow registration as well as transport
information.
Professor Matthew Kiernan, Director of the Northern Hub for Veterans and
Military Families Research
Gill McGill, Co-Director of the Northern Hub for Veterans and Military
Families Research
