Professor Nav Kapur is an academic psychiatrist, working at Manchester University and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. He leads the suicide work programme of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health. We discuss the epidemiology of suicide and self-harm, how to think about prevention from both the societal and individual person perspective, the complexity of thinking about causes/factors that increase risk, the idea of zero suicide, impact of the Covid pandemic, the new NICE guidelines on self-harm and some practical guidance on helpful approaches to working with people experiencing suicidal thoughts.   Crisis services and helplines:  https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/helplines-listening-services/ Interviewed by  Dr. Anya Borissova. Give feedback here - [email protected]   Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast SUPPORT THE PODCAST: buymeacoffee.com/thinkingmind