Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace

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Today was an historic day on our Belfast campus as we welcomed Ireland's newly elected President, Catherine Connolly, during the first day of her official engagements in NI. ​ ​ Read more: ow.ly/teOB50Y8RFN #WeAreUU | @PresidentIRL

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Proud to help launch the Out Connections Belfast Project today. 🏳️‍🌈 My thanks to Cara-Friend, The Rainbow Project, HERe NI for their leadership behind this important work. This project exists because each organisation recognised the need to better support the LGBTQIA+ community - and chose to act together as one for the benefit of so many across our city. The power of collaboration 🤝

On Christmas Eve, we will be out delivering hundreds of free cooked Christmas dinners again this year throughout communities in Belfast. If you know someone on their own, an elderly or vulnerable neighbour or family member that would benefit from a Christmas dinner; please message / email me and our team at Foodstock will deliver to their door. 👇 📧 Paul.Doherty@FoodstockCharity.com 📱07794304259 This is what community is all about - looking out for one another. We couldn't do this without the incredible generosity of Lily's Kitchen and Bar who have kindly offered to cook these meals for Foodstock for free. Thank you! #Community

Excited to share that my PhD thesis is now publicly available! It explores the mental health, lived experiences, and suicidality of LGBTQA+ young adults in Northern Ireland. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ You can access it here: pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/studentThes…

1/ Last week's @nisra stats show an increase in registered suicides in NI: 3yr average of 204 per yr in 2017, to 238 in 2024. 8 in 10 men over half single 1 in 5 over 60yrs 1 in 4 under 30yrs 28.3% in most deprived quintile vs 7.6% least deprived nisra.gov.uk/publications/s…

Today’s NISRA Suicide Statistics for 2024 ‘serve as a wake up call for our Executive’ says MHC @profsiobhanon Full statement below Read statistical report here: nisra.gov.uk/publications/s…

My piece on the Mental Health Strategy👇🏽 Only 16% of the necessary funding was provided. Deliverability Review identified priorities (workforce & crisis) but funding is not available for those. What should happen next? mentalhealthchampion-ni.org.uk/news/platform-…

See attached updated flyer for the upcoming @UlsterUni School of Psychology short course on dev trauma for care experienced people, funded in partnership with the Irish Youth Foundation @IYFcharity

@colette_ramsey @profsiobhanon @SusanLagdon @ProfVicSimms Thanks so much Colette, hope you’re keeping well!

@profsiobhanon @err_wallace @SusanLagdon @ProfVicSimms Congratulations @err_wallace 👏👏👏

I’m so proud of my PhD student @err_wallace who successfully defended her PhD thesis today. 🤩 Thanks to the examiners, fab co-supervisor @SusanLagdon & chair @ProfVicSimms. 🙏 Such lovely discussion on an important series of studies. #ProudSupervisor 👏

@U_WELL_ie @profsiobhanon @SusanLagdon @ProfVicSimms Thanks so much! 😊

@profsiobhanon @err_wallace @SusanLagdon @ProfVicSimms Congratulations @err_wallace So well deserved.

@ThePhDPlace Thanks so much Nath 😊

@err_wallace So proud of you, Emma!

Thrilled to share I’ve passed my PhD viva with very minor corrections! My PhD focused on queering suicide prevention, and the viva was such an enjoyable, thoughtful discussion. Huge thanks to Prof Liz McDermott, Dr Orla Parslow-Breen, Prof Siobhan O’Neill & Dr Susan Lagdon.

Stormont's 10-year mental health strategy being scaled back due to lack of funds is absolutely devastating, says Northern Ireland's mental health champion. bbc.in/3L4sDfx

Delighted to have been involved in this new paper on suicide in women: The benefits of hindsight: Exploratory analysis of 6 yrs of Irish coronial data on female suicide mortality across the life course. Thanks Gemma & Katerina! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@mpalawrence Congratulations Michael!

Thrilled to say that I submitted my PhD thesis! If anyone says ‘don’t get it right, get it written’ to me again I will be going absolutely mental 🙃

This journey has been deeply rewarding. Huge gratitude to the LGBTQA+ community in NI – your voices, strength & stories made this possible. This work was never merely about you; it’s was always entirely for you. Here’s to queer lives & futures in suicide prevention. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Focus groups with healthcare providers explored how to improve services, offer affirmative care, boost cultural competence, and reduce suicide risk for LGBTQA+ youth. Available here: doi.org/10.31234/osf.i…

I’m thrilled to finally hold my PhD thesis: Queering Suicide Prevention 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A 385-page mixed methods study on the mental health, suicidality & lived experiences of LGBTQA+ young adults in Northern Ireland. 🧵 Here’s what this research brought together: