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h Triple i | Virtual Conference | 16th–19th June 2020 Suicide Prevention at Scale:
The Twin Challenges of Implementation
and Evaluation
Navneet Kapur
Prof. Navneet Kapur Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health at the Univer-
sity of Manchester, UK and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Greater Man-
chester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. His research mostly targets epide-
miological methods, the aetiology and treatment of suicide behaviour, as well as
patient safety. His main contributions have been focussed in the area of health
service responses to suicide. Prof. Kapur is particularly enthusiastic about the re-
search work, because, even though clinical work can be very rewarding, research
offers the possibility to impact on the lives of many people not just the person in
front of you.
Abstract. Despite decades of research examining the epidemiology and ae-
tiology of suicide we are light on research which tells what works for who.
On top of that there is an implementation gap where the things we know
might help fail to be adopted into routine practice. In this talk, I will discuss
a number of strategies that could improve implementation of our research
findings: carrying out the highest quality research to inform practice; mes-
saging it simply; engaging with policy makers and the media; disseminating
widely using different methods; supporting staff by developing training and
implementation tools; implementing at both national and local levels; and of
course persistence. I will then go on to discuss examples of large scale evalu-
ations of suicide prevention strategies and policies before describing a major
national initiative from the UK. This is ongoing and takes a phased approach
to prevention led by local health areas themselves. The audience will be in-
vited to consider potential challenges and solutions.
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The Twin Challenges of Implementation
and Evaluation
Navneet Kapur
Prof. Navneet Kapur Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health at the Univer-
sity of Manchester, UK and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Greater Man-
chester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. His research mostly targets epide-
miological methods, the aetiology and treatment of suicide behaviour, as well as
patient safety. His main contributions have been focussed in the area of health
service responses to suicide. Prof. Kapur is particularly enthusiastic about the re-
search work, because, even though clinical work can be very rewarding, research
offers the possibility to impact on the lives of many people not just the person in
front of you.
Abstract. Despite decades of research examining the epidemiology and ae-
tiology of suicide we are light on research which tells what works for who.
On top of that there is an implementation gap where the things we know
might help fail to be adopted into routine practice. In this talk, I will discuss
a number of strategies that could improve implementation of our research
findings: carrying out the highest quality research to inform practice; mes-
saging it simply; engaging with policy makers and the media; disseminating
widely using different methods; supporting staff by developing training and
implementation tools; implementing at both national and local levels; and of
course persistence. I will then go on to discuss examples of large scale evalu-
ations of suicide prevention strategies and policies before describing a major
national initiative from the UK. This is ongoing and takes a phased approach
to prevention led by local health areas themselves. The audience will be in-
vited to consider potential challenges and solutions.
10 https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-7055-67-2.10
