5th Annual Contact Suicide Prevention Conference

The 5th Annual Contact Suicide Prevention Conference is taking place on Wednesday 11th November 2015, from 10.00am - 4.30pm, in the Titanic Conference Centre Belfast.  Admission is free, and the day is open to anyone with an interest in suicide prevention.  The morning keynote session will be presented by Joe Rafferty, CEO Mersey Care NHS Trust, and will focus on their ‘NO MORE’ five year strategic policy initiative which seeks to envisage a zero suicide death rate for their region (see: www.no-more.co.uk).  Also presenting will be Dr Christabel Owens, Exeter Medical Centre, on her work on the systematic review of psychological autopsy studies following family experience of suicide bereavement.  Christabel will speak about the importance of following intuition when assessing suicide risk for a family member, and asking the difficult questions when suicidal ideation and suicide planning may converge.  The afternoon session will be devoted to a public debate on the future of the Regional Lifeline Service.  To register for a place, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.