Events

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Upcoming Events

Lived and living experience is increasingly sought within suicide research, policy and practice. But what does participation ask of the people involved, and what responsibilities should organisations hold in return?
Drawing on her Churchill Fellowship, More Than a Story, Maria Roberts will share learning from the UK and Australia about gathering suicide lived and living experience with safety and purpose. The session will explore some of the less visible aspects of this work, including emotional labour, repeated storytelling, identity, power, consent, organisational readiness and what it means to be “working while healing”. It will consider how we can move beyond valuing people primarily for their stories and create opportunities for meaningful and supported involvement.
 

This is an in-person event in Edinburgh, Scotland. Register for free here: https://events.bookitbee.com/university-of-edinburgh-25/poverty-and-suicide-in-scotland-panel-and-workshop/ 

Join us on 4th November 10:00 to 12:30 for the event Poverty and Suicide in Scotland as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science

Suicide is a social issue that is deeply shaped by poverty, inequality, state policy and the cost-of-living crisis. In the lead-up to the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2026, Samaritans Scotland and the Poverty Alliance called for manifesto commitments on a minimum income guarantee, welfare and benefit reform, and wider cost-of-living measures as important parts of a serious approach to suicide prevention.

Now that the May elections are over, this event, as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2026, asks: what are the next steps in tackling poverty as suicide prevention? What policies could make the biggest difference to people experiencing financial insecurity? And how can research, campaigning and lived experience shape what happens next?

Join us to hear from people working across policy, research and suicide prevention, share your own perspective, and explore these questions through discussion and creative practice.


IMPORTANT UPDATE: EVENT POSTPONEMENT. New date: Wednesday 18th November 11:00-1:00pm 

A note and apology: Due to circumstances outside of our control, we have had to move our Lived and Living Experience Hub launch event to the later date of Wednesday 18th November. We are still very excited to be sharing the launch of the Hub with you and really hope you can make this later date. If you have already registered you do not need to sign up again. We will be in touch if any further key information changes.

On Wednesday November 18th 2026 from 11am-1pm BST, we will be hosting an online event to officially launch our Lived and Living Experience Hub: a centre for connection, engagement and knowledge exchange for lived experience perspectives on suicide.  

Meet the team and hear what they have been up to so far, join in on themed discussions about a variety of topics related to lived experience in suicide research, and find out about many more opportunities for learning and connection over the coming year as we introduce the full programme of events for 2026/27. 

Whether you're completely new to the hub or have been with us throughout the last year shaping its direction and contributing ideas, we can't wait to see you there and celebrate this next exciting step together. 

Sign up here: https://events.bookitbee.com/university-of-edinburgh-25/launch-event-lived-and-living-experience-hub-by-di/


Past Events

In this online event, we are excited to host Iona MacTaggart from Living Warriors and Jess Worner from the National Suicide Prevention Alliance to share their experiences and knowledge about peer support and suicide with a focus on the role of lived and living experience in this space.

Find out more and sign up for free by clicking the sign up button below.


This event has already taken place! Previous booking page can be viewed here. 

LLEH Coffee & Connect: A short informal, online networking event for anyone involved or interested in suicide research that engages with, or is about lived and/or living experiences of suicide. This particular sessions was focused on the topic of ‘managing risk’ and ‘promoting safeguarding’ in suicide research. Attendees connected and discussed these topics in small break out rooms together.


This event has already taken place! Previous booking page can be viewed here. 

In this online webinar as we went behind the scenes of Discovering Liveability’s international site visits to Canada and Australia in conversation with Co-Investigators Hazel Marzetti and Sarah Huque, who will shared key insights, learnings and surprises from their time visiting leading research groups and practitioners in these countries. 


This event has already taken place! Previous booking page can be viewed here. 

LLEH Coffee & Connect: A short informal, online networking event for anyone involved or interested in suicide research that engages with, or is about lived and/or living experiences of suicide. 


This event has already taken place! Previous booking page can be viewed here. 

In Discovering Liveability’s first official online event, we’re excited to introduce a key project we’re working towards: The Lived and Living Experience Hub (LLEH). The hub will host researchers with lived and living experience of suicide and provide a space and opportunities for connection, collaboration and knowledge exchange. It will bring together the knowledge and expertise of a whole range of collaborators: researchers, practitioners, activists and people with lived experience- both nationally and internationally.  

The event will begin with an introduction to the Discovering Liveability project. We will then share more about the hub, and most importantly, hear from you — your thoughts, any questions and how you might like to be involved going forward.


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