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Dr Duleeka Knipe - Suicide in low and middle-income countries #IoMHconf2021 The Mental Elf
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Dr Duleeka Knipe is a Vice Chancellor's Fellow, Bristol Medical School (PHS) at the University of Bristol. She will be giving a talk in the forthcoming IoMH Annual Conference, which takes place online on Wednesday 15th September 2021: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/iomh-conference/conference-programmeDr Duleeka Knipe's talk is entitled: "Suicide in low and middle-income countries – what do we know?". Poster presentations can be submitted here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/iomh-conference/iomh-conference-poster-presentationsTickets cost £10 and can be purchased here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/iomh-conference/conference-registrationIf you are interested to read more about means restriction in Sri Lanka you can read the following blogs: https://theconversation.com/pesticides-and-suicide-prevention-why-research-needs-to-be-put-into-practice-102533https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2021/03/24/paraquat-papers-syngenta-toxic-pesticide-gramoxone/If you're in crisis and need to talk right now, there are many helplines staffed by trained people ready to listen. They won't judge you, and could help you make sense of what you're feeling. Samaritans. To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person. You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).SANEline. If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if oyou are struggling and need to talk. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat service.Urgent mental health helplines (England only)If you live in England, you can call a local NHS urgent mental health helpline for support during a mental health crisis. Anyone can call these helplines, at any time. These helplines offer similar support to a crisis team. The NHS website has more information on urgent mental health helplines, including how to find your local helpline.
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Dr Duleeka Knipe is a Vice Chancellor's Fellow, Bristol Medical School (PHS) at the University of Bristol. She will be giving a talk in the forthcoming IoMH Annual Conference, which takes place online on Wednesday 15th September 2021: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/iomh-conference/conference-programmeDr Duleeka Knipe's talk is entitled: "Suicide in low and middle-income countries – what do we know?". Poster presentations can be submitted here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/iomh-conference/iomh-conference-poster-presentationsTickets cost £10 and can be purchased here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health/iomh-conference/conference-registrationIf you are interested to read more about means restriction in Sri Lanka you can read the following blogs: https://theconversation.com/pesticides-and-suicide-prevention-why-research-needs-to-be-put-into-practice-102533https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2021/03/24/paraquat-papers-syngenta-toxic-pesticide-gramoxone/If you're in crisis and need to talk right now, there are many helplines staffed by trained people ready to listen. They won't judge you, and could help you make sense of what you're feeling. Samaritans. To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person. You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).SANEline. If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if oyou are struggling and need to talk. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat service.Urgent mental health helplines (England only)If you live in England, you can call a local NHS urgent mental health helpline for support during a mental health crisis. Anyone can call these helplines, at any time. These helplines offer similar support to a crisis team. The NHS website has more information on urgent mental health helplines, including how to find your local helpline.
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