Adam Chen
@ahgchen.bsky.social
PhD researcher at @imh-uob.bsky.social | Investigating the social determinants of youth suicide | MGS ESRC DTP Joint studentship with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
I climb occasionally
Birmingham, UK | he/him 🏳️🌈
↳ https://ahgchen.uk
I climb occasionally
Birmingham, UK | he/him 🏳️🌈
↳ https://ahgchen.uk
My first paper got published!
A protocol paper for an adapted rapid realist review to explore how national-level policies in England address the impact of social determinants on self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STB) across the whole population.
doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
A protocol paper for an adapted rapid realist review to explore how national-level policies in England address the impact of social determinants on self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STB) across the whole population.
doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
A protocol for a rapid realist policy review (RRPR) of the impact of social determinants on self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behaviours in England
Introduction Self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behaviours are a significant public health concern. While individual risk factors have been widely studied, the role of social determinants in shaping ...
doi.org
December 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My first paper got published!
A protocol paper for an adapted rapid realist review to explore how national-level policies in England address the impact of social determinants on self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STB) across the whole population.
doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
A protocol paper for an adapted rapid realist review to explore how national-level policies in England address the impact of social determinants on self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STB) across the whole population.
doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...
Less than a week until the research day I've planned with colleagues goes ahead! From a small idea to an actual event that will (hopefully) have an impact on PGRs across the Midlands
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Less than a week until the research day I've planned with colleagues goes ahead! From a small idea to an actual event that will (hopefully) have an impact on PGRs across the Midlands
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Great call in from a casualised employee.
90,000 university staff on insecure contracts. The system is broken.
📻Listen now share-gp.globalplayer.com/live/lbc/uk/
📞Call in 0345 60 60 973
#WeAreTheUniversity
90,000 university staff on insecure contracts. The system is broken.
📻Listen now share-gp.globalplayer.com/live/lbc/uk/
📞Call in 0345 60 60 973
#WeAreTheUniversity
📞 LIVE tonight! Join UCU general secretary
@drjogrady.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk for a live phone in!
Call in. Listen in. Be there.
Tonight, Thursday 23 October @ 8PM.
#WeAreTheUniversity
@drjogrady.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk for a live phone in!
Call in. Listen in. Be there.
Tonight, Thursday 23 October @ 8PM.
#WeAreTheUniversity
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Great call in from a casualised employee.
90,000 university staff on insecure contracts. The system is broken.
📻Listen now share-gp.globalplayer.com/live/lbc/uk/
📞Call in 0345 60 60 973
#WeAreTheUniversity
90,000 university staff on insecure contracts. The system is broken.
📻Listen now share-gp.globalplayer.com/live/lbc/uk/
📞Call in 0345 60 60 973
#WeAreTheUniversity
We’ve secured funding to host a research day on emotionally demanding research 🎉
We hope that this event will help prepare PGRs/ECRs for EDR, equip them with valuable skills, and create open discussions. Huge thanks to our amazing speakers for giving their time so generously!
#AcademicSky
We hope that this event will help prepare PGRs/ECRs for EDR, equip them with valuable skills, and create open discussions. Huge thanks to our amazing speakers for giving their time so generously!
#AcademicSky
We are excited to announce our Research Day! This research day is aimed at PGRs and ECRs looking to gain insights and practical tools for navigating emotionally demanding and sensitive research areas.
To find out more and register, visit: www.srnmidlands.com/research-day
To find out more and register, visit: www.srnmidlands.com/research-day
October 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We’ve secured funding to host a research day on emotionally demanding research 🎉
We hope that this event will help prepare PGRs/ECRs for EDR, equip them with valuable skills, and create open discussions. Huge thanks to our amazing speakers for giving their time so generously!
#AcademicSky
We hope that this event will help prepare PGRs/ECRs for EDR, equip them with valuable skills, and create open discussions. Huge thanks to our amazing speakers for giving their time so generously!
#AcademicSky
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Today, we held our 6th Culture of Care Personalised Approach to Risk national learning event. This was focused on racial equity, self-harm and suicide prevention.
October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Today, we held our 6th Culture of Care Personalised Approach to Risk national learning event. This was focused on racial equity, self-harm and suicide prevention.
Two impactful takeaways from the Stronger Together - Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide event
Great to hear from the panelists @mariamichail.bsky.social, Philip Pirie, Jane Boland, Leah Preston & Lizzie Mitchell.
Pooja Saini for chairing & Hajirah Jehan for putting it together!
Great to hear from the panelists @mariamichail.bsky.social, Philip Pirie, Jane Boland, Leah Preston & Lizzie Mitchell.
Pooja Saini for chairing & Hajirah Jehan for putting it together!
October 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Two impactful takeaways from the Stronger Together - Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide event
Great to hear from the panelists @mariamichail.bsky.social, Philip Pirie, Jane Boland, Leah Preston & Lizzie Mitchell.
Pooja Saini for chairing & Hajirah Jehan for putting it together!
Great to hear from the panelists @mariamichail.bsky.social, Philip Pirie, Jane Boland, Leah Preston & Lizzie Mitchell.
Pooja Saini for chairing & Hajirah Jehan for putting it together!
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Join us for our Autumn #IdentitiesEvents Series!
Register online:
www.eventbrite.com/c...
@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social
Register online:
www.eventbrite.com/c...
@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Join us for our Autumn #IdentitiesEvents Series!
Register online:
www.eventbrite.com/c...
@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social
Register online:
www.eventbrite.com/c...
@uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social
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“Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services”.
On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, explore a 6-paper Series in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ycy9yue6 #WSPD
On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, explore a 6-paper Series in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ycy9yue6 #WSPD
September 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services”.
On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, explore a 6-paper Series in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ycy9yue6 #WSPD
On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, explore a 6-paper Series in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ycy9yue6 #WSPD
The self-harm and suicide prevention research group at the @imh-uob.bsky.social aim to understand and tackle the risks of self-harm and suicide across different contexts.
Watch this video where
@willemjstander.bsky.social, @mkolitsida.bsky.social and I discuss our work.
youtu.be/9q2Qvi9PtuU?...
Watch this video where
@willemjstander.bsky.social, @mkolitsida.bsky.social and I discuss our work.
youtu.be/9q2Qvi9PtuU?...
Creating Safe Spaces: World Suicide Prevention Day | University of Birmingham
YouTube video by University of Birmingham
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The self-harm and suicide prevention research group at the @imh-uob.bsky.social aim to understand and tackle the risks of self-harm and suicide across different contexts.
Watch this video where
@willemjstander.bsky.social, @mkolitsida.bsky.social and I discuss our work.
youtu.be/9q2Qvi9PtuU?...
Watch this video where
@willemjstander.bsky.social, @mkolitsida.bsky.social and I discuss our work.
youtu.be/9q2Qvi9PtuU?...
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In support of this great work the Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide event takes place 17/10/25 18:30–20:30. Open to young people, parents, carers, charities, suicide prevention services, local authorities, community leaders, and researchers. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/stron...
Stronger together: Empowering community action to prevent youth suicide - University of Birmingham
Raising awareness of help-seeking in youth facing self-harm or suicidal thoughts, and the barriers they encounter when accessing support.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
In support of this great work the Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide event takes place 17/10/25 18:30–20:30. Open to young people, parents, carers, charities, suicide prevention services, local authorities, community leaders, and researchers. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/stron...
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Today on World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 we would like to share with you the great work on Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide being undertaken by Dr Maria Michail a leading expert in the field of self-harm & suicide prevention at the University of Birmingham
youtu.be/T7eCWRsVn-s
youtu.be/T7eCWRsVn-s
Changing the Narrative: Research on Youth Suicide | University of Birmingham
YouTube video by University of Birmingham
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Today on World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 we would like to share with you the great work on Empowering Community Action to Prevent Youth Suicide being undertaken by Dr Maria Michail a leading expert in the field of self-harm & suicide prevention at the University of Birmingham
youtu.be/T7eCWRsVn-s
youtu.be/T7eCWRsVn-s
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There was an association of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer programme with a decrease in suicide rates in a cohort of half of the Brazilian population, so it's not just us
#RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Relationship between the Bolsa Família national cash transfer programme and suicide incidence in Brazil: A quasi-experimental study
Socioeconomic factors have been consistently associated with suicide, and economic recessions are linked to rising suicide rates. However, evidence on the impact of socioeconomic interventions to redu...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
There was an association of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer programme with a decrease in suicide rates in a cohort of half of the Brazilian population, so it's not just us
#RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, this year it's about transforming how we perceive this complex issue. I thought I'd talk about my PhD at @imh-uob.bsky.social and how I'm changing the narrative in terms of self-harm and suicide prevention research
September 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, this year it's about transforming how we perceive this complex issue. I thought I'd talk about my PhD at @imh-uob.bsky.social and how I'm changing the narrative in terms of self-harm and suicide prevention research
Reposted by Adam Chen
Suicide prevention requires systemic change. Governments worldwide must:
- Decriminalise suicide
- Implement national suicide prevention strategies
- Fund accessible mental health care
Policy saves lives. Let’s demand action.
#WSPD2025
- Decriminalise suicide
- Implement national suicide prevention strategies
- Fund accessible mental health care
Policy saves lives. Let’s demand action.
#WSPD2025
September 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Suicide prevention requires systemic change. Governments worldwide must:
- Decriminalise suicide
- Implement national suicide prevention strategies
- Fund accessible mental health care
Policy saves lives. Let’s demand action.
#WSPD2025
- Decriminalise suicide
- Implement national suicide prevention strategies
- Fund accessible mental health care
Policy saves lives. Let’s demand action.
#WSPD2025
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Our Annual Report 2025 provides findings related to people who died by suicide between 2012-2022 across the UK & Jersey. We also present findings on the number of people under #MentalHealth care who have been convicted of homicide, & those in the general population in the UK.
August 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Our Annual Report 2025 provides findings related to people who died by suicide between 2012-2022 across the UK & Jersey. We also present findings on the number of people under #MentalHealth care who have been convicted of homicide, & those in the general population in the UK.
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There is also a new mailing list for those working in the area of RPGs and it's applications to health, education and personal development: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba... 🐉
August 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
There is also a new mailing list for those working in the area of RPGs and it's applications to health, education and personal development: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/weba... 🐉
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Introducing: A Lived and Living Experience Suicide Research Hub 💡
Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for a free online event on Monday 1st September 12 - 1:30pm, where we’ll be introducing a key upcoming project of ours: The Lived and Living Experience Hub.
Follow the link below to register!
Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for a free online event on Monday 1st September 12 - 1:30pm, where we’ll be introducing a key upcoming project of ours: The Lived and Living Experience Hub.
Follow the link below to register!
Introducing: A Lived and Living Experience Suicide Research Hub
Join us to learn more about Discovering Liveability’s development of a Lived and Living Experience Hub in suicide prevention research.
events.bookitbee.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Introducing: A Lived and Living Experience Suicide Research Hub 💡
Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for a free online event on Monday 1st September 12 - 1:30pm, where we’ll be introducing a key upcoming project of ours: The Lived and Living Experience Hub.
Follow the link below to register!
Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for a free online event on Monday 1st September 12 - 1:30pm, where we’ll be introducing a key upcoming project of ours: The Lived and Living Experience Hub.
Follow the link below to register!
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We're looking to set up a research day for PhDs and ECRs to navigate emotionally demanding research and reflexive practice.
If you're interested in helping run a session / know people who may be interested, please contact us!
It will be in person at the University of Birmingham
If you're interested in helping run a session / know people who may be interested, please contact us!
It will be in person at the University of Birmingham
August 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We're looking to set up a research day for PhDs and ECRs to navigate emotionally demanding research and reflexive practice.
If you're interested in helping run a session / know people who may be interested, please contact us!
It will be in person at the University of Birmingham
If you're interested in helping run a session / know people who may be interested, please contact us!
It will be in person at the University of Birmingham
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Doing research on tough topics? Missed our seminar? You’re not alone.
Check out our first NABS+ seminar readout on navigating emotionally demanding work, including memory impacts and practical strategies for self-care and supervision here:
crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
Check out our first NABS+ seminar readout on navigating emotionally demanding work, including memory impacts and practical strategies for self-care and supervision here:
crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
Doing Emotionally Demanding Research: A Dual Perspective of Supervisor and Researcher
Explore the personal and professional challenges of emotionally demanding research, and discover practical strategies to support researcher wellbeing from both practitioner and researcher…
crestresearch.ac.uk
July 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Doing research on tough topics? Missed our seminar? You’re not alone.
Check out our first NABS+ seminar readout on navigating emotionally demanding work, including memory impacts and practical strategies for self-care and supervision here:
crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
Check out our first NABS+ seminar readout on navigating emotionally demanding work, including memory impacts and practical strategies for self-care and supervision here:
crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/early-c...
Nice morning hike. Went to see the waterfall... Didn't actually see the waterfall
June 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Nice morning hike. Went to see the waterfall... Didn't actually see the waterfall
It's been a pleasure to help run the 2025 conference. 🫡 Passing the baton to Nottingham
And finally a massive thank you to our conference organisers
Abbie Price, Adam Chen, Dhaniska Seneviratne, Eliza Niblett, Holly Rodgers, Imogen Knox, Monica Xiao Wei, Rupali Limachya, Viktoriia Kobzeva, Zsofia Keresztes
Abbie Price, Adam Chen, Dhaniska Seneviratne, Eliza Niblett, Holly Rodgers, Imogen Knox, Monica Xiao Wei, Rupali Limachya, Viktoriia Kobzeva, Zsofia Keresztes
June 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's been a pleasure to help run the 2025 conference. 🫡 Passing the baton to Nottingham
Thanks to those who came to view my poster!
A Rapid Realist Policy Review (RRPR) of the Impact of Social Determinants on Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in England
A novel adapted approach to traditional rapid realist reviews!
View it here: InSITE.ahgchen.uk
#mgsconf25
A Rapid Realist Policy Review (RRPR) of the Impact of Social Determinants on Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in England
A novel adapted approach to traditional rapid realist reviews!
View it here: InSITE.ahgchen.uk
#mgsconf25
June 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Thanks to those who came to view my poster!
A Rapid Realist Policy Review (RRPR) of the Impact of Social Determinants on Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in England
A novel adapted approach to traditional rapid realist reviews!
View it here: InSITE.ahgchen.uk
#mgsconf25
A Rapid Realist Policy Review (RRPR) of the Impact of Social Determinants on Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in England
A novel adapted approach to traditional rapid realist reviews!
View it here: InSITE.ahgchen.uk
#mgsconf25
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Great to see @thesprintproject.bsky.social responding to survey responses and creating additional guidance!
June 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Great to see @thesprintproject.bsky.social responding to survey responses and creating additional guidance!
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🚨 It’s here! We’re thrilled to unveil the full programme for the 2025 MGS Conference🎉
Get ready for incredible speakers, hands-on sessions, and unforgettable moments.
📅 Check it out & start planning your experience: bit.ly/mgsconf25-pr...
#mgsconf25 @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social
Get ready for incredible speakers, hands-on sessions, and unforgettable moments.
📅 Check it out & start planning your experience: bit.ly/mgsconf25-pr...
#mgsconf25 @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social
mgsconf25 full programme.pdf
bit.ly
June 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🚨 It’s here! We’re thrilled to unveil the full programme for the 2025 MGS Conference🎉
Get ready for incredible speakers, hands-on sessions, and unforgettable moments.
📅 Check it out & start planning your experience: bit.ly/mgsconf25-pr...
#mgsconf25 @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social
Get ready for incredible speakers, hands-on sessions, and unforgettable moments.
📅 Check it out & start planning your experience: bit.ly/mgsconf25-pr...
#mgsconf25 @mgsesrcdtp.bsky.social