Dr Molly McCarthy

‘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...

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
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‘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...

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...

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) 👇

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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

@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!

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

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

Study protocol for the Multimodal Approach to Preventing Suicide in Schools (MAPSS) project: A regionally based feasibility trial of an integrated response to suicide risk among UK secondary school pu... Background Suicide is the leading cause of death of children and young people under 35 in the UK, and suicide rates are rising in this age group. Schools are considered an appropriate and logical sett...

Currently, I am working with a great team at LJMU on #MAPSS, a randomised control trial examining a school-based suicide prevention programme. The trial is currently taking place across UK secondary schools and I look forward to updating as we progress! (6/6)

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Staff perspectives of emergency department pathways for people attending in suicidal crisis: A qualitative study What is known on the subject? Emergency departments (ED) are key settings to support and manage suicidal crisis; thus, ED staff are often the first point of contact for people in suicidal crisis....

I have recently been awarded an ARC North West Coast Early Career Mental Health Researcher Fellowship to build upon my initial PhD work exploring staff perspectives and ways to implement better coding practices for suicidal crisis.

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“No Abnormality Detected”: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Emergency Department Coding Practices for People in Suicidal Crisis Accurate identification of suicidal crisis presentations to emergency departments (EDs) can lead to timely mental health support, improve patient experience, and support evaluations of suicide prev...

I’m a mixed-methods researcher, utilising qualitative and quantitative data to create fuller understandings. I am also passionate about public and patient involvement, ensuring research is informed by the best interests of the groups the research seeks to help.

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Factors Influencing Emergency Department Staff Decision-Making for People Attending in Suicidal Crisis: A Systematic Review Emergency department (ED) staff are often the first point of contact for individuals in suicidal crisis. Despite this, there is no published research systematically examining the factors influencin...

My PhD set out to examine how to improve emergency department (ED) coding practices for people in suicidal crisis, looking at staff decision-making and factors which influence patient care:

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Predictors of self-harm and emergency department attendance for self-harm in deprived communities Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for individuals following self-harm. The majority of previous research relies on hospital-based data, yet only a minority of individ...

I’m also particularly interested in reducing health inequalities, with a strand of my work exploring suicide risk amongst deprived communities.

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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/)

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

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

Great day at the SSHaRe NoW conference! Really enjoyed sharing some of the preliminary findings from #MAPSS school-based suicide prevention programme #research #suicideprevention

Molly and Sio delivering a presentation on MAPSS

Very proud of our researchers @mollymccarthy.bsky.social & Sio giving a fab presentation on MAPSS - our school-based suicide prevention trial #ssharenow