Webinar, 17th September. Language Matters: Stigma and Suicide – recording now available

About the webinar:

An NSPA webinar exploring stigma surrounding suicide, the research on the impact it has on help-seeking, and clinical and lived experience perspectives on stigma and what we can do to tackle it. 

During the webinar, Rosie Ellis, Executive Lead of the NSPA, provided an overview on what we know about the stigma of suicide and the impact it has on help-seeking. She also covers why the NSPA chose this topic for its autumn campaign, Language Matters, its aims and how you can get involved. 

We were joined by Professor Zaffer Iqbal, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and clinical Director at NAViGO, and Emma Williams, NSPA Lived Experience Influencer, who each shared their reflections on the stigma of suicide and what we can do to tackle it.  

Join us in creating a kinder society, watch the webinar below

Further reading: 

Read Professor Zaffer Iqbal’s systematic literature review on barriers to help seeking in suicidal men, exploring how self and societal appraisals may impact help-seeking behaviours in men experiencing suicidal ideation. 

The Reciprocal Relationship between Suicidality and Stigma, Carpiniello Bernardo and Pinna Federica, Frontiers in Psychiatry.