Podcasts Culture Best Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast #259 Rory OConnor on Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do To Prevent

#259 Rory OConnor on Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do To Prevent

Published: May 16, 2022, 4 a.m.

Rory O\u2019Connor, a native of Derry, is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow where he directs the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, one of the leading suicide research groups internationally.\xa0 \xa0 He is a world leader on suicide research and prevention and has been working in the field for 25 years, beginning with his PhD on suicide and self-harm at Queen\u2019s University of Belfast.\xa0 \xa0 Rory is the current President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research \u2013 the only person from the UK and the 2nd person globally to hold both offices.\xa0 \xa0 He has published extensively in the field of suicide and self-harm and has advised on and contributed to six BBC documentaries on suicide, including the BAFTA-nominated Life After Suicide with Angela Samata, Suicide and Me with the rapper Professor Green and Our Silent Emergency with the DJ Roman Kemp.\xa0 \xa0 He published the award winning book When It Is Darkest: Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do To Prevent It in 2021. \xa0 Check it out. \xa0 https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/rory-oconnor-suicide-prevention