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June 20, 2026Crisis

Lived Experience of Suicide in Suicide Researchers

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EDEileen DanaeePCPrudence ChanVCVanessa V. Chen

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Overview

Pilot study reveals high levels of hidden lived experience with suicide among researchers, suggesting the need for further investigation.

Key Points

  • This pilot study assesses the lived experiences of suicide among suicide researchers in Canada.
  • Survey distributed via email to 70 Canadian suicide researchers and their teams, targeting 120 potential participants.
  • Collected demographics and details of lived experience with suicide across self, social, and professional domains.
  • Descriptive statistics were used to report on variables of interest.
  • 93.8% of respondents reported at least one type of lived experience with suicide.
  • 59.4% indicated self-lived experience, 84.4% reported social-lived experience, and 40.6% had professional lived experience.
  • 47.2% chose to never disclose their experiences in professional settings, indicating a tendency to keep them hidden.

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Danaee et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a363040db0793dc1a5376eahttps://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a001062
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