Early Identification of Suicide and Self-Harm Risk and Comorbid Mental and PHysical Disorders: An INterdisciplinary TrAining, Research and InterventioN Programme (MHAINTAIN)
Project overview
The National Suicide Research Foundation and the School of Public Health UCC are collaborating on the research training programme, MHAINTAIN, funded by the Health Research Board.
MHAINTAIN will address the need for doctoral training and career paths, to improve early identification and intervention of self-harm and suicide risk. The MHAINTAIN research training programme includes four Doctoral Projects, with five PhD Scholars.
MHAINTAIN will offer a representative range of research designs and methodological approaches.
The interdisciplinary group will develop enhanced and tailored treatment interventions for people with psychiatric and physical comorbidity and long-term PTSD, bringing forward novel insights and evidence-based interventions to assist patients with chronic illness.
Project aims
This project aims to improve capacity building in early identification and assessment of suicide and self-harm risk, and to develop evidence-based interventions cross-cutting patient focused research, health services research and population health research.
Team members involved
Prof Ella Arensman, Margaret Kenneally, Doireann Ní Dhalaigh, Almas Khan, Daisy Wiggin, Pawel Hursztyn
