Cara is a PhD student at the University of Glasgow investigating suicidal behaviour in men. She is part of the Suicidal Behaviour Research Group (SBRL) and is funded by the charity Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Cara also works on the Distress Brief Intervention (DBIs) programme which is an innovative way of supporting people in distress. The DBI approach emerged from the Scottish Government’s work on the Suicide Prevention and Mental Health strategies. Cara completed a BA (Hons) in Psychology and MSc in Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Strathclyde.