Dr Sharon McDonnell
@sharonmcdonnell.bsky.social
Founder and Managing Director of Suicide Bereavement UK. Specialised in suicide bereavement research for over two decades. Personally bereaved by suicide.
Been extremely busy lately — I've delivered PABBS training in Gibraltar, examined a PhD at Uni of Sunderland, running PABBS training in London tomorrow (informed by @nihr.bsky.social funded work at @manchester.ac.uk
Tuesday I fly to Belfast to deliver a keynote in Belfast.
Meaningful work.
Tuesday I fly to Belfast to deliver a keynote in Belfast.
Meaningful work.
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Been extremely busy lately — I've delivered PABBS training in Gibraltar, examined a PhD at Uni of Sunderland, running PABBS training in London tomorrow (informed by @nihr.bsky.social funded work at @manchester.ac.uk
Tuesday I fly to Belfast to deliver a keynote in Belfast.
Meaningful work.
Tuesday I fly to Belfast to deliver a keynote in Belfast.
Meaningful work.
I honestly couldn't eat these. How about you?
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I honestly couldn't eat these. How about you?
Sometimes we forget this, myself included!
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Sometimes we forget this, myself included!
SAVE THE DATE: 16th September 2026
We’re thrilled to announce Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th international hybrid conference!
Theme: Suicide Bereavement: Silence Isn’t Always Golden
📍 Titanic Hotel, Liverpool (and online)
🕘 9am – 4:30pm
#sbukconf26 #LiverpoolEvents
We’re thrilled to announce Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th international hybrid conference!
Theme: Suicide Bereavement: Silence Isn’t Always Golden
📍 Titanic Hotel, Liverpool (and online)
🕘 9am – 4:30pm
#sbukconf26 #LiverpoolEvents
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
SAVE THE DATE: 16th September 2026
We’re thrilled to announce Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th international hybrid conference!
Theme: Suicide Bereavement: Silence Isn’t Always Golden
📍 Titanic Hotel, Liverpool (and online)
🕘 9am – 4:30pm
#sbukconf26 #LiverpoolEvents
We’re thrilled to announce Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th international hybrid conference!
Theme: Suicide Bereavement: Silence Isn’t Always Golden
📍 Titanic Hotel, Liverpool (and online)
🕘 9am – 4:30pm
#sbukconf26 #LiverpoolEvents
SAVE THE DATE: On 16th Sept 2026, we’re bringing the world together in LIVERPOOL. The city of The Beatles - for Suicide Bereavement UK's 15th International hybrid conference!
Let’s connect, share knowledge, do some sight seeing, have some fun, & make a difference. 🙂 Info to follow soon #sbukconf26
Let’s connect, share knowledge, do some sight seeing, have some fun, & make a difference. 🙂 Info to follow soon #sbukconf26
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
SAVE THE DATE: On 16th Sept 2026, we’re bringing the world together in LIVERPOOL. The city of The Beatles - for Suicide Bereavement UK's 15th International hybrid conference!
Let’s connect, share knowledge, do some sight seeing, have some fun, & make a difference. 🙂 Info to follow soon #sbukconf26
Let’s connect, share knowledge, do some sight seeing, have some fun, & make a difference. 🙂 Info to follow soon #sbukconf26
Anyone remember these?
Childhood advent calendars weren’t about chocolate—they revealed tiny festive pictures. I shared turns with my brother and sister, and even now I remember the joy of opening my window.
Childhood advent calendars weren’t about chocolate—they revealed tiny festive pictures. I shared turns with my brother and sister, and even now I remember the joy of opening my window.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Anyone remember these?
Childhood advent calendars weren’t about chocolate—they revealed tiny festive pictures. I shared turns with my brother and sister, and even now I remember the joy of opening my window.
Childhood advent calendars weren’t about chocolate—they revealed tiny festive pictures. I shared turns with my brother and sister, and even now I remember the joy of opening my window.
Just lovely
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Just lovely
This is a summary of how I was feeling prior to running the pumpkin half marathon in Telford this morning 😯
November 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is a summary of how I was feeling prior to running the pumpkin half marathon in Telford this morning 😯
My first half marathon is this weekend. I’m equal parts excited & terrified! 🏃♀️
Training didn’t go quite to plan (turns out travel & running don’t mix well), but I’m giving it my all for Lexie, my brother.
Raising funds for Postvention Trust, every share helps:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Training didn’t go quite to plan (turns out travel & running don’t mix well), but I’m giving it my all for Lexie, my brother.
Raising funds for Postvention Trust, every share helps:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2000 to fund research to understand how attending an inquest affects people bereaved by suicide — to help improve understanding and future support. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to fund research to understand how attending an inquest affects people bereaved by suicide — to help improve understanding and future support.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding P...
www.justgiving.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
My first half marathon is this weekend. I’m equal parts excited & terrified! 🏃♀️
Training didn’t go quite to plan (turns out travel & running don’t mix well), but I’m giving it my all for Lexie, my brother.
Raising funds for Postvention Trust, every share helps:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Training didn’t go quite to plan (turns out travel & running don’t mix well), but I’m giving it my all for Lexie, my brother.
Raising funds for Postvention Trust, every share helps:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
🎓 Just back from the University of Sunderland after examining a PhD viva — what a privilege!
Five days of prep, one brilliant candidate, an engaging and internal examiner and a Chair who said it was the best viva he’d ever attended. Moments like this remind me why I love academia #PhD #AcademicLife
Five days of prep, one brilliant candidate, an engaging and internal examiner and a Chair who said it was the best viva he’d ever attended. Moments like this remind me why I love academia #PhD #AcademicLife
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🎓 Just back from the University of Sunderland after examining a PhD viva — what a privilege!
Five days of prep, one brilliant candidate, an engaging and internal examiner and a Chair who said it was the best viva he’d ever attended. Moments like this remind me why I love academia #PhD #AcademicLife
Five days of prep, one brilliant candidate, an engaging and internal examiner and a Chair who said it was the best viva he’d ever attended. Moments like this remind me why I love academia #PhD #AcademicLife
Keep dreaming, keep believing. You will find your way x
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Keep dreaming, keep believing. You will find your way x
Another park run under my belt. All part of my preparation for my marathon next year. It was very muddy on Saturday. #parkrun #clarencepark
October 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Another park run under my belt. All part of my preparation for my marathon next year. It was very muddy on Saturday. #parkrun #clarencepark
@bsky.app
📅 Save the Date!
Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th International Hybrid Conference
🗓️ 24 Sept 2026
Join a community dedicated to learning, connection & hope in suicide bereavement and prevention. 💙
#SBUKconf26 #SaveTheDate #SuicidePrevention
📅 Save the Date!
Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th International Hybrid Conference
🗓️ 24 Sept 2026
Join a community dedicated to learning, connection & hope in suicide bereavement and prevention. 💙
#SBUKconf26 #SaveTheDate #SuicidePrevention
October 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
@bsky.app
📅 Save the Date!
Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th International Hybrid Conference
🗓️ 24 Sept 2026
Join a community dedicated to learning, connection & hope in suicide bereavement and prevention. 💙
#SBUKconf26 #SaveTheDate #SuicidePrevention
📅 Save the Date!
Suicide Bereavement UK’s 15th International Hybrid Conference
🗓️ 24 Sept 2026
Join a community dedicated to learning, connection & hope in suicide bereavement and prevention. 💙
#SBUKconf26 #SaveTheDate #SuicidePrevention
⏳ 7 days to go!
Excited to be hosting Suicide Bereavement UK’s international conference on 25 Sept – my favourite day of the professional year.
A unique space to learn, share, connect & support.
Professional yet welcoming – I’ve truly found my tribe here.
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Excited to be hosting Suicide Bereavement UK’s international conference on 25 Sept – my favourite day of the professional year.
A unique space to learn, share, connect & support.
Professional yet welcoming – I’ve truly found my tribe here.
suicidebereavementuk.com/wp-content/u...
September 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
⏳ 7 days to go!
Excited to be hosting Suicide Bereavement UK’s international conference on 25 Sept – my favourite day of the professional year.
A unique space to learn, share, connect & support.
Professional yet welcoming – I’ve truly found my tribe here.
suicidebereavementuk.com/wp-content/u...
Excited to be hosting Suicide Bereavement UK’s international conference on 25 Sept – my favourite day of the professional year.
A unique space to learn, share, connect & support.
Professional yet welcoming – I’ve truly found my tribe here.
suicidebereavementuk.com/wp-content/u...
I’ll be presenting at Suicide Bereavement UK's conference in Mcr on 25 Sept.
I’ll share findings which reveal how suicide affects people in prison. An under-researched area with implications for prisons, probation, and suicide prevention. #sbukconf25
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I’ll share findings which reveal how suicide affects people in prison. An under-researched area with implications for prisons, probation, and suicide prevention. #sbukconf25
suicidebereavementuk.com/wp-content/u...
September 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I’ll be presenting at Suicide Bereavement UK's conference in Mcr on 25 Sept.
I’ll share findings which reveal how suicide affects people in prison. An under-researched area with implications for prisons, probation, and suicide prevention. #sbukconf25
suicidebereavementuk.com/wp-content/u...
I’ll share findings which reveal how suicide affects people in prison. An under-researched area with implications for prisons, probation, and suicide prevention. #sbukconf25
suicidebereavementuk.com/wp-content/u...
🚨 Launching 25 Sept:
RTS2—CPD-accredited, evidence-based training for emergency services—launching at Suicide Bereavement UK's
conference in Mcr.
It offers a safe space to practice responding to someone in crisis.
High demand expected. A must-have for frontline staff #RTS2 #SuicidePrevention
RTS2—CPD-accredited, evidence-based training for emergency services—launching at Suicide Bereavement UK's
conference in Mcr.
It offers a safe space to practice responding to someone in crisis.
High demand expected. A must-have for frontline staff #RTS2 #SuicidePrevention
September 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🚨 Launching 25 Sept:
RTS2—CPD-accredited, evidence-based training for emergency services—launching at Suicide Bereavement UK's
conference in Mcr.
It offers a safe space to practice responding to someone in crisis.
High demand expected. A must-have for frontline staff #RTS2 #SuicidePrevention
RTS2—CPD-accredited, evidence-based training for emergency services—launching at Suicide Bereavement UK's
conference in Mcr.
It offers a safe space to practice responding to someone in crisis.
High demand expected. A must-have for frontline staff #RTS2 #SuicidePrevention
Ramsbottom running club meet outside the train station every Tuesday. So cute when the steam trains pass by. Seems I am first here today. This is my 3rd week and I'm loving it
September 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Ramsbottom running club meet outside the train station every Tuesday. So cute when the steam trains pass by. Seems I am first here today. This is my 3rd week and I'm loving it
FREE PABBS TRAINING : 3 NEW DATES ADDED!
High demand = opportunity to attend CPD-accredited suicide bereavement training in the NE & North Cumbria
Open to:
🚑 Emergency services
🏥 NHS & primary care
🤝 ICB-commissioned orgs
⚠️ Ltd places – book fast
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
High demand = opportunity to attend CPD-accredited suicide bereavement training in the NE & North Cumbria
Open to:
🚑 Emergency services
🏥 NHS & primary care
🤝 ICB-commissioned orgs
⚠️ Ltd places – book fast
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
North East & North Cumbria
North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board Training Sessions Suicide Bereavement UK have been contracted by the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care Board (ICB), to provide fully-...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
FREE PABBS TRAINING : 3 NEW DATES ADDED!
High demand = opportunity to attend CPD-accredited suicide bereavement training in the NE & North Cumbria
Open to:
🚑 Emergency services
🏥 NHS & primary care
🤝 ICB-commissioned orgs
⚠️ Ltd places – book fast
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
High demand = opportunity to attend CPD-accredited suicide bereavement training in the NE & North Cumbria
Open to:
🚑 Emergency services
🏥 NHS & primary care
🤝 ICB-commissioned orgs
⚠️ Ltd places – book fast
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
FREE, evidence-based, CPD-accredited training: Responding to Suicide for emergency services personnel in the NE & North Cumbria.
✅ Evidence-based
✅ CPD accredited
✅ Tailored for those on the frontline
Check the criteria and secure your place today.
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
✅ Evidence-based
✅ CPD accredited
✅ Tailored for those on the frontline
Check the criteria and secure your place today.
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
September 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
FREE, evidence-based, CPD-accredited training: Responding to Suicide for emergency services personnel in the NE & North Cumbria.
✅ Evidence-based
✅ CPD accredited
✅ Tailored for those on the frontline
Check the criteria and secure your place today.
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
✅ Evidence-based
✅ CPD accredited
✅ Tailored for those on the frontline
Check the criteria and secure your place today.
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
On World Suicide Prevention Day, many are sharing, many are listening, and many are simply trying to cope. Sending a big hug to those who feel they need one x
September 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
On World Suicide Prevention Day, many are sharing, many are listening, and many are simply trying to cope. Sending a big hug to those who feel they need one x
🚨 FREE Training for Emergency Services in NE & Cumbria 🚨
Police, fire, ambulance, coast guard, mountain rescue This fully funded, evidence-based Responding to Suicide training is for YOU.
Gain knowledge. Build confidence. Strengthen support.
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
Police, fire, ambulance, coast guard, mountain rescue This fully funded, evidence-based Responding to Suicide training is for YOU.
Gain knowledge. Build confidence. Strengthen support.
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
September 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 FREE Training for Emergency Services in NE & Cumbria 🚨
Police, fire, ambulance, coast guard, mountain rescue This fully funded, evidence-based Responding to Suicide training is for YOU.
Gain knowledge. Build confidence. Strengthen support.
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...
Police, fire, ambulance, coast guard, mountain rescue This fully funded, evidence-based Responding to Suicide training is for YOU.
Gain knowledge. Build confidence. Strengthen support.
suicidebereavementuk.com/integrated-c...