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International Association for Suicide Prevention (the “Reach In, Reach Out” Podcast Series: Work Related Suicide), 2023
 
Join Dr Sally Spencer-Thomas and guests, Associate Professor Jenny Chan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, coauthor of Dying for an iPhone) and Professor Sarah Waters (University of Leeds, author of Suicide Voices) as they discuss work-related suicide.
 
The International Association for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to preventing suicide and suicidal behaviour and alleviating its effects. IASP leads the global role in suicide prevention by providing a forum that brings together global perspectives. The ‘Reach In, Reach Out’ podcast series aims to encourage understanding around the complexities of suicide, reduce stigma surrounding the topic and spark meaningful conversations.
 
Podcast (43 minutes)
International Association for Suicide Prevention: workplace suicide prevention
https://iasp.podbean.com/e/work-related-suicide/
 
Articles
How work can lead to suicide in a globalised economy
Sarah Waters and Jenny Chan
The Conversation (2016)
https://theconversation.com/how-work-can-lead-to-suicide-in-a-globalised-economy-62847
 
After the Foxconn Suicides in China: A Roundtable on Labor, the State and Civil Society in Global Electronics
Jenny Chan, Greg Distelhorst, Dimitri Kessler, Joonkoo Lee, Olga Martin-Ortega, Peter Pawlicki, Mark Selden and Benjamin Selwyn
Critical Sociology (2022)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354116255