Developing a suicide prevention implementation plan for older adults in Kent and Medway

This document sets out the findings from a ten week student internship project focussing on the development of a suicide prevention implementation plan for older adults in Kent and Medway. The Canterbury Christ Church Student Internship Scheme allows students to work with academic staff on real research projects. Academics can apply for a research intern to work with them on a relevant and clearly defined project, creating capacity to carry out research in areas that are likely to result in tangible outputs. The author of this report is a second year BSc Psychology student at Canterbury Christ Church University who carried out a paid research intern role researching suicide prevention in older adults for the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Steering Group over a 10 week period from May to July 2014.