Nina Smith (CF 2023) welcomed changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, which now explicitly includes suicide risk in the statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges in England.
By Nina Smith, 2026
Suicide prevention
About this theme
This theme covered topics relating to preventing suicide and self-harm or supporting those bereaved by suicide. It was developed in partnership with Samaritans and the John Armitage Charitable Trust. See some of our Fellows’ stories.
Nina Smith (CF 2023) co-authored the paper Girls, self-harm and suicide prevention in schools, exploring the lived experiences of adolescent girls with complex mental health needs.
By Nina Smith, 2026
We recently brought together Fellows, partners, policymakers, and practitioners in Parliament to launch A Whole Society Blueprint for Suicide Prevention.
11 June 2026
By Alison Jordan, 2019
Marsha McAdam (CF 2023) attended the Canada 2026 Global Leadership Exchange, taking part in the School Mental Health International Leadership Exchange programme.
By Marsha McAdam, 2026
By Maria Roberts, 2023
By Kane Dodgson, 2023
Nina Smith (2023) spoke at Westminster Insight’s Delivering RSHE in Schools conference, sharing learning on supporting staff to deliver relationships, sex and health education.
By Nina Smith, 2026
By Marsha McAdam, 2023
Marsha McAdam (CF 2023) presented her Churchill Fellowship findings at a joint staff and associate meeting hosted by the Centre for Mental Health.
By Marsha McAdam, 2026