Lecturer of clinical psychology @UofGSHW | Former Academic advisor to @NSPLG_Scot | Freelance data analyst. Selfharm & social connectivity specialist
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined September 2014
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Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Collaboration between @UCL_Loneliness @UCLPsychiatry @UCLMentalHealth @UCLan @oxicpt @KingsDClinPsy & prompted by the related SR conducted by @HeatherMPsych on #loneliness as a predictor of #suicidal ideation & behaviour: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3266…
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
🗣️ I was asked for my six wellbeing tips at an event today.
👇These have worked for me 👇
#MentalHealthAwareness
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Our 6th #HERStoryMakers is @HeatherMPsych (@UofGlasgow). Up tomorrow is @_JenNewton (@BactPlantDis @ScotGovSASA).
Part of @ernscot #EXPLORATHON23. Our feed has our other entries. Voting opens for 24 hours on 28 Sept! #MakeResearchReal #CALIBER #BacterialPlantDiseases #Entomology
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
A few SBRLers at the World Suicide Prevention Congress in Piran #IASPPIRAN2023
#SuicideResearch
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Scottish Government has just issued an Invitation to Tender for an evaluation of the Distress Brief Intervention Programme in Under 18s #dbi_scot
Deadline is 18 September.
Details below 👇
publiccontractsscotland.gov.…
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
University of Glasgow's @suicideresearch team
want to interview UK men aged 40-59 years who have attempted suicide in the last five years.
These confidential interviews aim to understand the role of interpersonal factors in relation to suicide risk.
ℹ️➡️ suicideresearch.info/2023/06…
ALT Purple graphic with the Suicide Prevention logo (bottom left), small hearts (top right) and the message, 'Could you help?'
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Loneliness can have profound impacts on health & wellbeing.
Among other issues, poor social connections are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, depression, & more.
So what can the health community do? ⤵️ hubs.li/Q01W-2kq0
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Huge congratulations to Dr @HeatherMPsych & Dr Dave Sandford on their PhD graduations earlier today.
@jonathanjevans & I, Heather’s proud supervisors.
Sadly missing from the photos: @LivveyKirtley, Dave’s co-supervisor with me.
🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
#ScienceToStopSuicide – at Glasgow, Scotland
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Pls RT⏩: We're recruiting 18-25 year olds to take part in online interviews to understand their experiences of using SHOUT85258 when they have been in distress in the past. For more information, please click the link below:
🔗shorturl.at/xCE29
@GiveUsAShout #mentalhealth
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
'I still think that ending loneliness should be a mission towards which we aim specifically' - @KateJopling
#NextFiveYears
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Great to have @DocRobPhD23 visit us today to talk about his work on public policy & suicide risk in vulnerable populations, on military suicide and differential effects of internal/external entrapment in different contexts
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
The Guardian view on loneliness: private pain should be a public priority | Editorial theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
"When people tell you that you're less-than & that you don't matter & that you’re inferior, you internalize some of that. For me, as a child, I remember reacting to it by withdrawing further & further into my shell"
--U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
wbur.org/kindworld/2020/07/1…
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
April is #StressAwarenessMonth, a time when we are encouraged to have open conversations surrounding stress and #MentalHealth. Anyone can experience stress, so it’s important to prioritise mental health, practice self-care, and support each other to manage stress.
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Call for Participants
We are looking for people with and without experience of self-harm to take part in a study.
If you are:
- aged 16 to 25
- able to visit University of Glasgow
Please consider taking part
Full details here
tinyurl.com/emerge-screen
Thank you!
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
The Parliament of Ghana has now amended sections of the Criminal Offences Act of 1960 and decriminalised attempted suicide this week. Any person who attempts to take their own life will be considered a mental health issue requiring assistance by law.
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
We're hearing about @UmiiApp founder @GeorgiaWheadon on what the app has been doing to help students make friends when they move to university in a safe online space, encouraging people to move friendships from the app to real life.
#LonelinessConference2023
ALT UK students: 75% feel lonely on a daily or weekly basis, 1/6 of students say they strufgle to make lasting friendships, 1/3 drop outs are due to mental health including loneliness.
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Today Heather McClelland @HeatherMPsych explores a meta-analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data, which found a strong association between having a sense of purpose in life and reduced feelings of loneliness.
elfi.sh/3WLqypJ
Dr. Heather McClelland retweeted
Met some great people at @EITC new People’s Place mental health hub today.
Thanks for inviting me for a preview of what’s going to be on offer from 2023.
We've been given a sneak peek at @everton's new #PeoplesPlace mental health hub
Be one of the first to see how the build is going ahead of the opening in the new year @EITC
