Research Fellow @unibirmingham | Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology | Minoritised Youth | Board Trustee @TRPNI 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | Living in Belfast
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📢 New paper published in Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma (open access)
We explored the complex lived experiences of transgender and gender-diverse young adults in Northern Ireland, focusing on trauma, mental health needs, and suicidal distress. 🧵
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7/ Implications:
• Trauma-informed care is essential
• Greater cultural competence is needed
• Suicide prevention must be tailored and affirming for LGBTQ youth
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8/ Grateful to our incredible participants for sharing their personal experiences.
📄 Read it here:
link.springer.com/epdf/10.10…
#LGBTQResearch #TransHealth #MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #QualitativeResearch
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
Today was an historic day on our Belfast campus as we welcomed Ireland's newly elected President, Catherine Connolly, during the first day of her official engagements in NI.
Read more: ow.ly/teOB50Y8RFN
#WeAreUU | @PresidentIRL
ALT Ulster University Chancellor Dr. Colin Davidson alongside President of Ireland Catherine Connolly and Vice-Chancellor Paul Bartholomew standing outside the glass entrance of Ulster University's Mary Ann McCracken Building.
ALT President of Ireland Catherine Connolly stands at a podium delivering a speech to an audience seated in front of two large screens.
ALT President of Ireland Catherine Connolly seated around a round white table with students
ALT President of Ireland Catherine Connolly engaged in a focused discussion around a white table in a modern office setting.
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
Jan 21
EXCLUSIVE: Anti-trans activists are negatively impacting scientific research by pushing for 'the existence of trans people to be an impossibility' in data gathering, according to a new study thenational.scot/news/257851…
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
Proud to help launch the Out Connections Belfast Project today. 🏳️🌈
My thanks to Cara-Friend, The Rainbow Project, HERe NI for their leadership behind this important work.
This project exists because each organisation recognised the need to better support the LGBTQIA community - and chose to act together as one for the benefit of so many across our city.
The power of collaboration 🤝
ALT Paul Doherty speaking at event
ALT Event at Mac, Belfast
ALT Event at Mac, Belfast
ALT Event at Mac, Belfast
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
18 Dec 2025
On Christmas Eve, we will be out delivering hundreds of free cooked Christmas dinners again this year throughout communities in Belfast.
If you know someone on their own, an elderly or vulnerable neighbour or family member that would benefit from a Christmas dinner; please message / email me and our team at Foodstock will deliver to their door. 👇
📧 Paul.Doherty@FoodstockCharity.com
📱07794304259
This is what community is all about - looking out for one another.
We couldn't do this without the incredible generosity of Lily's Kitchen and Bar who have kindly offered to cook these meals for Foodstock for free. Thank you!
#Community
ALT Christmas dinners at Foodstock
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10 Dec 2025
Excited to share that my PhD thesis is now publicly available! It explores the mental health, lived experiences, and suicidality of LGBTQA young adults in Northern Ireland. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
You can access it here: pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/student…
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
24 Nov 2025
1/ Last week's @nisra stats show an increase in registered suicides in NI:
3yr average of 204 per yr in 2017,
to 238 in 2024.
8 in 10 men
over half single
1 in 5 over 60yrs
1 in 4 under 30yrs
28.3% in most deprived quintile vs 7.6% least deprived
nisra.gov.uk/publications/su…
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
20 Nov 2025
Today’s NISRA Suicide Statistics for 2024 ‘serve as a wake up call for our Executive’ says MHC @profsiobhanon
Full statement below
Read statistical report here: nisra.gov.uk/publications/su…
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
29 Oct 2025
My piece on the Mental Health Strategy👇🏽
Only 16% of the necessary funding was provided.
Deliverability Review identified priorities (workforce & crisis) but funding is not available for those.
What should happen next?
mentalhealthchampion-ni.org.…
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
27 Oct 2025
See attached updated flyer for the upcoming @UlsterUni School of Psychology short course on dev trauma for care experienced people, funded in partnership with the Irish Youth Foundation @IYFcharity
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Dr Emma Rebecca Wallace retweeted
23 Oct 2025
I’m so proud of my PhD student @err_wallace who successfully defended her PhD thesis today. 🤩
Thanks to the examiners, fab co-supervisor @SusanLagdon & chair @ProfVicSimms. 🙏
Such lovely discussion on an important series of studies. #ProudSupervisor 👏
23 Oct 2025
Thrilled to share I’ve passed my PhD viva with very minor corrections!
My PhD focused on queering suicide prevention, and the viva was such an enjoyable, thoughtful discussion.
Huge thanks to Prof Liz McDermott, Dr Orla Parslow-Breen, Prof Siobhan O’Neill & Dr Susan Lagdon.
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23 Oct 2025
Thrilled to share I’ve passed my PhD viva with very minor corrections!
My PhD focused on queering suicide prevention, and the viva was such an enjoyable, thoughtful discussion.
Huge thanks to Prof Liz McDermott, Dr Orla Parslow-Breen, Prof Siobhan O’Neill & Dr Susan Lagdon.
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