Suicide is a global public health concern and one of the leading causes of death in young people worldwide. We seek to understand the underlying factors that drive self-harming and suicidal behaviour in young people with multiple vulnerabilities and use that knowledge to develop targeted interventions.   

In 2022 research into the key missing piece in the self-harm and suicide research literature which is the relationship between self-harm and eating disorders continued. This is being carried out as part of the NIHR funded SHINE Study, Self-Harm in Eating Disorders: A Mixed-Methods Exploratory Study.

We were also delighted to announce that The 11 Foundation are helping discover how we can better help young people experiencing suicidal thoughts and self-harm through their 11 Foundation, with a gift of £30,000 to support vital youth mental health research at the University of Birmingham.

Dr Michail was awarded a three-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Global Fellowship to explore how systems modelling and simulation can inform strategic decision making for suicide prevention in young people aged 12-25 in Australia and the UK.

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