ESCA: Suicide linked to Domestic Abuse Lecture “The Person most likely to kill a victim of Domestic Abuse is themselves”

Essex Social Care Academy are presenting the following lecture:

Suicide linked to Domestic Abuse Lecture “The Person most likely to kill a victim of Domestic Abuse is themselves”

Date: Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 1.30pm until 3.00pm, via Microsoft Teams.

Partners are invited to attend this lecture delivered by Tim Woodhouse who is the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Programme Manager.

Since 2018, Tim has been researching the link between domestic abuse and suicide. He recently completed and  Churchill Fellowship, looking for global best practice to reduce the risk of domestic abuse related suicides and has very recently published his report, “The person most likely to kill a victim of domestic abuse… is themselves”.  The report identifies 66 ways to reduce domestic abuse related suicides, some of which are aimed at government, some are aimed at local commissioners and some are aimed at front line practitioners.

The lecture will be talking about domestic abuse and suicide so please consider your wellbeing when booking onto this session.

To attend the session via Microsoft Teams please copy this link and add it to your calendar, so you can access it at the appropriate time:

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