By Chloe Webster-Harris (Research Project Coordinator) When people think of ADHD, they often picture a fidgety schoolboy who can’t sit still. But ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is so much more than that. It’s a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that affects attention, focus, energy levels, and emotions. And for many people, especially adults, it’s something that […]

Police are increasingly being called upon to respond to people experiencing suicidal crisis. Such incidents are a challenging aspect of modern policing. This paper reports on an integrative review st...

A new survey from the Trevor Project found that between 2023 and 2025, LGBTQ+ youth reported an increase in anxiety, depression and suicide ideation.

1 in 5 high schoolers have had a romantic relationship with AI, or know someone who has. Experts say the impact on their mental health can be devastating.

Researchers are calling for improved diagnosis, prevention and treatment of psychiatric illness among autistic people after finding they are at a higher risk of self-harm and suicide than non-autistic...

Starting ADHD medication soon after diagnosis was linked to notably lower rates of suicidal behaviors, substance misuse, transport accidents, and criminal convictions over two years, suggesting treatm...

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, stronger gun laws correlated with decreased overall firearm mortality, with the strongest correlations for decreased suicides. For firearm suicide,...

Objective Suicide is a leading cause of mortality among perinatal populations. Despite increasing rates, research on this topic remains limited. This paper examined (1) change in self-injurious thou...

Most research on economic factors has focused on adults, but the new report shows how they affect young people.

Summary In this episode is a NIHR Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, discusses her recent paper titled   Where the authors ‘examine three areas: the types of potential harms and advers...

The must-read list of Black-owned bookstores in the United States and worldwide.

We asked thousands of Americans where they find meaning in life. Their responses were rich, thoughtful and varied.

Intersectionality refers to the many ways in which someone’s overlapping identities impact how they experience marginalization. Gender and sexual orientation impact autistic experiences in th…

Millie had fantastic recall, unlike mine. Now there are parts of my past – and myself – that I’ll never be able to remember, says comedy writer Jason Hazeley

NI is urged to adopt a preventable deaths tracker to monitor suicide and better manage harmful online content.

Objective This study investigates the social norms of suicide acceptability among sexual and gender minority (GM) individuals, aiming to replicate and extend previous findings. Method Participants...

Although a large body of research has analyzed how peer victimization shapes suicide risk for sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth, few population-r…

Self-harm among young people represents one of the most pressing challenges in adolescent mental health care. This workshop, led by Professor Dennis Ougrin, examines evidence-based approaches for supp...