... of this paper was examine why there is such a high rate of suicide among white middle aged men in the UK. Design/methodology/approach Narrative approach analysing policy, research and scholarly literature on suicide and white male identity. Practice initiatives are presented as two case studies...

.... Originality/value This paper calls on the profession and service users to join the discourse and inform future mental health nursing identity. Ultimately, this paper calls on the NMC to reconsider the underpinning principles of the education standards and allot due consideration to the specific needs...

...Alison Byrne; Lorraine Swords Purpose – Mental health difficulties are often stigmatised because of situated ways of talking that become taken-for-granted “truths”. Against this backdrop, identities of those affected are constructed. The purpose of this paper is to explore identities of former...