Amanda joined King's College London as a PhD student in The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care in January 2020. Her PhD is looking at what factors improve safety for people who are at high risk of death from suicide and self-harming behaviours. She has an MSc in Mental Health Recovery & Social Inclusion from the University of Hertfordshire. She currently works in Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust as Peer Support Lead, having her own lived experience of mental health difficulties.

Research interests:

• Suicide Prevention
• Safety Planning
• Mental health Recovery
• Co-production
• Peer Support Working