How can social media and online platforms support suicide prevention while reducing potential harm?
In this webinar, the first in the National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Research (NCSR) Webinar Series, speakers explore the latest evidence on social media and internet use, examining both the challenges and opportunities for suicide prevention.
The session considers how online platforms might be designed and regulated to reduce harm while harnessing opportunities for connection, support and suicide prevention.
Featured speakers
Dr. Amanda Marchant
Dr. Amanda Marchant is a Research Fellow and co-investigator at the National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Research (NCSR) at Swansea University. Her research is focused on social care and social media with relation to suicide prevention and self-harm.
Charlie Cooper
Charlie Cooper is a Research Fellow in the Suicide Prevention Research Unit at Orygen, Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, and a PhD candidate in Educational and Developmental Psychology at Monash University. His research examines LGBTQ+ young Australians’ experiences of self-harm and suicide-related content on social media, including patterns of exposure, engagement, help-seeking, and peer support.
Dr Sandersan Onie
Dr Sandersan Onie is the Lynch Family Foundation Research Fellow in Global Health Equity at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School. His work has focused on global mental health equity and suicide prevention, with projects spanning the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Americas.
Hosted by Prof. Ann John, Director of NCSR