louis appleby

@ProfLAppleby

researcher & govt adviser on suicide prevention & mental health. may also tweet on nature, arts & whatever happens.

Manchester/Anglesey Joined May 2012

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louis appleby @ProfLAppleby Oct 14

New suicide figures have been published by @ONS: 5,738 suicides were registered for England in 2025.

75% were in men. 1 in 65 men die by suicide.

And in the details: a politically sensitive concern, a small encouragement & an important point no media have mentioned.

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louis appleby @ProfLAppleby Nov 6

Some of the best moments in wildlife watching are when you’re out walking & come across a rare winter visitor.

Lapland bunting on the #Anglesey coastal path a few days ago.
#biodiversity

louis appleby @ProfLAppleby Nov 6

I know it’s not the main issue just now but….when you recall Russell Brand was once invited to give evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee (on drugs)….maybe celebrity isn’t a good basis for giving advice to Parliament/Govt.

Not the only example.

louis appleby @ProfLAppleby Nov 6

A point I’m not sure is understood by commentators: people who “threaten” suicide are actually in a high risk group.

Same goes for patients viewed as “manipulative” (terrible word).

That’s not to say we have to do what they want. It does mean we shouldn’t dismiss the risk.

louis appleby @ProfLAppleby Nov 4

This case has attracted a lot of comment - most of it about freedom of the press, without doubt an inviolable principle.

But when headlines warn of floodgates opening - meaning a tide of bogus claims of suicide risk - there is also a need for a mental health perspective.
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louis appleby @ProfLAppleby Nov 5

I hope those mid-term results are not just about price rises.

I hope the MAGA vote has tired of someone who mocks disability, uses mental illness as a slur, ignores evidence on health & undermines WHO initiatives for some of the world’s poorest.