Ms Jessica Leather

Research Associate

Affiliations:

Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care (L5), Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care
Division of Psychology & Mental Health, School of Health Sciences

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Overview

I am a PhD student in the Division of Psychology and Mental Health, funded by the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre.

My project aims to explore healthcare professionals’ experiences encountering patients at risk of self-harm, and to understand the barriers to implementing NICE guidelines for self-harm prevention.

Research interests:

Self-harm interventions
Role of healthcare professionals in suicide prevention
Long-term conditions

Keywords

Self-harm, Suicide Prevention

Education / academic qualifications

2017 - Master of Science, Health Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University (2016 - 2017)
2015 - Bachelor of Science, Applied Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University (2012 - 2015)