Many pharmacists report feeling unprepared to interact with individuals who exhibit suicide warning signs. In this seminar, Dr Carpenter will describe the development of a new suicide prevention gatekeeper training programme called Pharm-SAVES and present preliminary results on its impact on student pharmacists. The programme is currently being evaluated as part of a randomised controlled trial in the United States. Dr Carpenter has studied how pharmacists communicate about sensitive topics, such as opioid overdose and suicide and is particularly interested in how community pharmacists can increase access to health services in underserved rural areas.