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Dr Molly McCarthy
@mollymccarthy.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Project Manager - MAPSS School Suicide Prevention RCT at Liverpool John Moores University.
NIHR ARC NWC Early Career Mental Health Research Fellow exploring emergency department coding practices for people in suicidal crisis.
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Hi #PsychSciSky! I thought it’s about time I introduced myself! I’m a Postdoctoral Project Manager at Liverpool John Moores University, where I recently finished my PhD. I’m interested in suicide and self-harm prevention and interventions, emergency crisis services and improving patient care (1/)
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Full time funded PhD opportunity @ljmuofficial.bsky.social exploring the roles, experiences & attitudes of non-clinical emergency department staff in the care of people presenting in suicidal crisis @mollymccarthy.bsky.social

🗓️Application Deadline: 3/11/25
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
‘Forgotten Frontline’: The Role, Experiences, and Attitudes of Non-Clinical Emergency Department Staff in the Care of People Presenting in Suicidal Crisis at Liverpool John Moores University on FindAP...
PhD Project - ‘Forgotten Frontline’: The Role, Experiences, and Attitudes of Non-Clinical Emergency Department Staff in the Care of People Presenting in Suicidal Crisis at Liverpool John M...
www.findaphd.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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New PhD scholarship available investigating the role and experiences of non-clinical staff in suicidal crisis care, led by @mollymccarthy.bsky.social and co-supervised by me, @emmaashworth.bsky.social and Prof. Pooja Saini: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
‘Forgotten Frontline’: The Role, Experiences, and Attitudes of Non-Clinical Emergency Department Staff in the Care of People Presenting in Suicidal Crisis at Liverpool John Moores University on FindAP...
PhD Project - ‘Forgotten Frontline’: The Role, Experiences, and Attitudes of Non-Clinical Emergency Department Staff in the Care of People Presenting in Suicidal Crisis at Liverpool John M...
www.findaphd.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Home from a brilliant few days in Vienna for #IASP2025. It was great to hear about some new and innovative research within suicide prevention, as well as share the findings from our school-based suicide prevention project (MAPSS) 👇

For more info:
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June 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thank you to the team at SRBL for two fantastic days in Glasgow! Very grateful to be invited as an ECR Keynote to share my PhD research and experience.

Great insightful discussions, including the importance of PPI and self-care in suicide prevention research #EMCRF25
June 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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@mollymccarthy.bsky.social shared her experience and results from her recently completed PhD on self-harm and suicide in NHS emergency departments whereby huge discrepancies in coding practices were observed and ideas to address structural barriers were generated alongside staff and stakeholders!
June 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Brilliant evening at the @innovationnwc.bsky.social awards #NWCawards 🥂An amazing honour to win the Ruth Young Award for Research Implementation and Impact for our work on preventing suicide within schools. Super proud to be part of team MAPSS @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Interesting day at #cwpresearch2024 conference - great to hear about the work being conducted across the North West and celebrate the collaboration and work with @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Hi #PsychSciSky! I thought it’s about time I introduced myself! I’m a Postdoctoral Project Manager at Liverpool John Moores University, where I recently finished my PhD. I’m interested in suicide and self-harm prevention and interventions, emergency crisis services and improving patient care (1/)
November 25, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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We're looking for Cumberland residents aged 18+ to complete a survey on knowledge & attitudes to suicide locally, & will offer the opportunity to share personal opinions/experiences, if you want to. Please only take part if you feel safe to. More info & to take part: ljmu.questionpro.eu/bigquestion
The Big Question: Understanding why suicide is prevalent in Cumberland | The Big Question: Understanding why suicide is prevalent in Cumberland
The Big Question: Understanding why suicide is prevalent in Cumberland
ljmu.questionpro.eu
November 20, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Great day at the SSHaRe NoW conference! Really enjoyed sharing some of the preliminary findings from #MAPSS school-based suicide prevention programme #research #suicideprevention
November 19, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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Very proud of our researchers @mollymccarthy.bsky.social & Sio giving a fab presentation on MAPSS - our school-based suicide prevention trial #ssharenow
November 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM