Centre for Suicide Prevention
What we do
Suicide prevention is a major public health challenge and one of the key elements of current mental health policy. The Centre for Suicide Prevention at The University of Manchester brings together a number of projects that aim to inform future policy and service planning. It is one of the United Kingdom's foremost research centres in the field of suicidal behaviour.
We are involved in carrying out important national studies of suicide and homicide by those in contact with mental health services, and individuals who self-harm. We are also, with colleagues at the Universities of Bristol and Oxford, jointly leading an NIHR funded programme of clinical and public health research in support of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy for England.
Help and Advice
The Centre does not provide help, advice or counselling services. If you need help or advice then please take a look at our 'help in a crisis' page.
Current research
- National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCI / NCISH)
- Manchester Self-Harm (MaSH) Project
- Research with offenders
- NIHR programme grants in Suicidal Behaviour and Bipolar Disorder
Other areas of research
- Worship study
Women offenders repeated self-harm intervention pilot (worship) study is a collaboration between MaSH and the Centre for Women's Mental Health
