Dr Jay-Marie Mackenzie

Dr Jay-Marie Mackenzie


I am passionate about making suicide prevention research accessible. I have delivered multiple invited talks for organisations including the Bank of England, the NHS Midlands Mental Health Network, the international TreSP Network, and the Consortium for the Prevention of Suicide.

I am also advisor to multiple organisations and sit on several advisory groups including; Board Member and Trustee Consortium for the Prevention of Suicide, member of Safer Public Spaces Network, specialist member of Essex and East Sussex County Council Suicide Prevention Boards.


'Evaluations and when to use them' at Safer Public Spaces Network

Talk/presentation / 27 Sep 2023

‘Lived experiences of Suicide Whilst Serving a Probation Sentence: Key Research Findings. Invited to talk at the NHS Midlands Mental Health Clinical Network

Workshop / 18 May 2023

Mackenzie, J., & Marzano, L. (2023) Evaluating Technology to Prevent Suicides in Public Spaces. 29th British Isles Workshop on Research on Suicide and Self-Harm. The Lancet Psychiatry/University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research, Warneford Hospital,

Workshop / 19 Apr 2023

Suicide attempts by people serving probation sentences.The event titled 'Innovation in suicide prevention for those on probation supervision, was hosted at Nottingham Trent University.

Talk/presentation / 22 Nov 2022

Evaluating Technology to prevent suicides in public spaces presented online at the Artificial Intelligence and Camera Surveyance as a Means for Suicide Prevention in Public Spaces International Workshop

Workshop and Panel / 15 Nov 2022

Establishing the Effectiveness of Suicide Surveillance Technologies. Security Consortium for Suicide Prevention, Royal Airforce Club, Piccadilly, London.

Panel / 08 Sep 2022

Dying by their own hands: Suicides by people serving probation sentences - CiFR event

Panel / 01 Nov 2021

Cherish Carers workshop

Talk/presentation and Panel / 10 Jun 2021

Behaviours preceding suicides in public spaces

Stakeholder event and Other / 27 May 2021

Justice Committee call for evidence on mental health in prisons. Mental health pathways in prison to the community; the importance of transitions.

Stakeholder event / 19 May 2021

‘Police use of stop and search: An example of cognitive bias in action?’ Presentation at the University of Westminster Difference Festival

Stakeholder event / 26 Feb 2021

Identifying those with suicidal intent, Behavioural Analysis week conference, online

Stakeholder event / 07 Oct 2020

How to talk about suicide, National Probation Service Webinar Series for Suicide prevention.

Stakeholder event / 10 Sep 2020

Why people die by suicide, National Probation Service Webinar Series for Suicide prevention

Stakeholder event / 08 Sep 2020

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