Dr Annette Beautrais has worked in New Zealand and overseas in suicide research, prevention and education for more than 30 years. Annette's current interests include translating suicide research into effective suicide prevention programmes, suicide prevention in men, developing local suicide prevention networks, and developing regional consistency in suicide risk assessment and management programmes. She has worked with the World Health Organisation, served on the board of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and is a member of the International Academy for Suicide Research. Annette is currently the Suicide Prevention Programme Lead at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.