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June 25, 2025

Dr Bruna Rubbo, a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and collaborator with the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention (CPSP), shares insights into why pesticide bans are effective. It is based on recent research she led in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Bristol and CPSP.

*Warning: This article discusses suicidal behaviour. If you have questions on self-harm or feel suicidal, use this link to find an international helpline.*

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The Power of Soil: Why banning highly toxic pesticides matters for our environment and healing our planet.

by CPSP

Blog

June 3, 2025

As we mark World Environment Day, Sheila Patel, Communications and Development Officer, from the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, explores the hidden link between pesticide use, soil degradation, and climate change and speaks to experts who are working at the heart of these issues.

*Warning: This article discusses suicidal behaviour. If you have questions on self-harm or feel suicidal, use this link to find an international helpline.*

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CPSP welcomes global action on a deadly farming pesticide.

by CPSP

News

May 14, 2025

A harmful farming pesticide (Carbosulfan) has been listed under Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention at the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) COPs last week.

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Financial Stress Amongst People Who Self-Harm in Sri Lanka

by CPSP

Publications by CPSP and partners

September 20, 2024

A study exploring the extent of financial stress amongst people who self-harm in Sri Lanka. It found that people who self-harm have high levels of financial stress, with the high cost of agricultural supplies and inputs (e.g. pesticides) a key contributor to this. However, there is no evidence that financial stress influences methods of self-harm.

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Restrictions on Pesticides and Deliberate Self-Poisoning in Sri Lanka

by CPSP

Publications by CPSP and partners

August 6, 2024

Paper exploring the association between bans of pesticides in Sri Lanka and deliberate self-poisoning hospitalizations and deaths.

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Reflecting on three decades of work to prevent deaths from pesticide self-poisoning

by CPSP

Blog

August 6, 2024

Following a £6.5 million donation to support the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention, Director & Founder Professor Michael Eddleston looks back on almost 30 years of work to prevent suicides from pesticide self-poisoning.

*Warning: contains content about self-harm and suicide that some people may find upsetting. Use this link to find an international helpline – www.findahelpline.com*

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“Ad hoc policy decisions” in the news: Media framing analysis of a pesticide import ban in Sri Lanka

by CPSP

Publications by CPSP and partners

July 17, 2024

This study examines how Sri Lanka’s 2021 pesticide import ban was portrayed in local newspapers. It adds understanding to the ways media may shape public support or opposition to pesticide bans.

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How pesticide bans are represented in the media – exploring Sri Lanka’s 2021 import ban

by CPSP

Blog

July 17, 2024

Lisa Schölin and Manjula Weerasinghe examine how Sri Lanka’s 2021 pesticide import ban was portrayed in local newspapers, discussing the media’s role in shaping public attitudes towards pesticide bans.

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People who purchase pesticides for self-harm have a higher suicidal intent, new study suggests

by CPSP

News

October 27, 2023

*Warning: this article discusses suicide. If you have questions on self-harm or feel suicidal, use this link to find an international helpline – https://findahelpline.com/*

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Differences in the characteristics of people who purchase pesticides from shops for self-harm versus those who use pesticides available in the domestic environment in Sri Lanka

by CPSP

Publications by CPSP and partners

October 26, 2023

An investigation of the difference between individuals who directly purchase pesticides from shops for suicide attempts and suicide deaths versus those who access pesticides from an individual’s house or nearby environment.

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What our review tells us about pesticide bans and why they work

The Power of Soil: Why banning highly toxic pesticides matters for our environment and healing our planet.

CPSP welcomes global action on a deadly farming pesticide.

Financial Stress Amongst People Who Self-Harm in Sri Lanka

Restrictions on Pesticides and Deliberate Self-Poisoning in Sri Lanka

Reflecting on three decades of work to prevent deaths from pesticide self-poisoning

“Ad hoc policy decisions” in the news: Media framing analysis of a pesticide import ban in Sri Lanka

How pesticide bans are represented in the media – exploring Sri Lanka’s 2021 import ban

People who purchase pesticides for self-harm have a higher suicidal intent, new study suggests

Differences in the characteristics of people who purchase pesticides from shops for self-harm versus those who use pesticides available in the domestic environment in Sri Lanka

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