A unique community based project that engaged rural communities in India in prevention of pesticide suicide has come to a successful end.
Sri Lankan suicide rates did not increase during the pandemic, according to the results of a study funded by the Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research and the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention.
A new study, led by Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) and supported by the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, has shown that a highly hazardous pesticide can be banned without affecting agricultural productivity.
One year on from joining the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention (CPSP), Communications & Development Officer Ellie Roger reflects back on what she has learnt.
To mark Human Rights Day 2022, Dr Leah Utyasheva takes a closer look at the concept of pesticide ‘misuse’ through a human rights perspective.
To mark World Children’s Day, Dr Leah Utyasheva explains why children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of pesticide exposure and asks whose job it is to protect them.
CPSP filmmaker Heshani Sothiraj Eddleston reflects on making her first film on pesticide suicide and developing an understanding of the complex issues surrounding self-harm in Sri Lanka.
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day (Saturday 10th September), the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention is taking a closer look at some of the myths surrounding pesticide suicide.
Lisa Schölin and Jane Brandt Sørensen reflect on a recent workshop exploring the connection between alcohol and suicide.
Fresh from her attendance at the 19th European Symposium for Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour, Lisa Schölin reflects on how the actions of industries, from firearms to pharma, can contribute to the high burden of suicide.