Occupational Health Research, Historical Study & Suicidology – Dr Simon H. Walker
Suicide, Military, Medical, and Sexuality History, Occupational Health Research, and Pedagogical Innovation
Surveillance technologies are rapidly transforming mental health care, promising safety but delivering complex ethical challenges. Drawing on Griffiths et al. (2024) and Foucault’s concept of the panopticon, this reflection considers whether “smart wards” enhance care or merely extend institutional control. In an age of data-driven vigilance, the question is not how much more we can see, but whether we still understand what we are looking at.
Moving house is one of life’s big transitions. Boxes, memories, and a long to-do list. For most, it’s stressful but manageable. For others, especially those already carrying heavy burdens, such major life events can act as tipping points.Today, on National Suicide Prevention Day, I find myself in the middle of one of those life transitions.... Continue Reading →
Hi, I'm Simon (Si), Dr Simon Harold Walker ,and I'm guessing you got here either because I bugged you in person or badgered you online about our interests and work similarities. My contact details - simon.walker@glasgow.ac.uk at the University of Glasgow Simonwalker2018@gmail.com for non academic collaboration. I am a Historical Suicidologist, Medical Military Historian, and... Continue Reading →
Nurses in the UK and Global are facing a crisis in terms of mental health and Suicide. Although a day late, my Mental Health Day post discussing my research into Nursing Suicide and my own lived experience of suicide.
Occupational Health Research, Historical Study & Suicidology - Dr Simon H. Walker 