About the data set
• Title: Let’s Talk Hope: Ending the Stigma Around Suicide – Podcast Dataset
• Dataset creator: Professor Pooja Saini
• Co-Hosts: Professor Pooja Saini and Gemma Cutting
• Producer: Innobella Media ltd
• Affiliations: Liverpool John Moores University
• Rights holder(s): Liverpool John Moores University
• Year of publication: 2026

Description
This dataset contains materials associated with the podcast series Let’s Talk Hope: Ending the Stigma Around Suicide. The series focuses on suicide prevention, mental health awareness, and community-based support. Hosted by Professor Pooja Saini and Gemma Cutting, each episode features expert insights, lived experience accounts, and discussions exploring stigma reduction, crisis intervention, postvention support, and the importance of hope and community action.
The dataset includes descriptive information about the podcast episodes, themes covered, and accompanying documentation supporting the wider research and engagement aims of the series.
Citation format: Saini, P. (2026). Let’s Talk Hope: Ending the Stigma Around Suicide – Podcast Dataset. Liverpool John Moores University. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24377/LJMU.d.00000266
Contact details
• Principal Investigator email: P.Saini@ljmu.ac.uk 
• Additional contact: Professor Pooja Saini, Liverpool John Moores University

Terms of use
This dataset is made available under the following licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Contents
S2 E00 - Series Introduction.mp3
S2 E01 - Alfie's Squad - Supporting Children Bereaved by Suicide.mp3
S2 E05 - Neurodiversity and Suicide - Listening to Lived Experienc

Methods
The dataset was generated through qualitative thematic documentation of podcast content. Information was derived from recorded episodes featuring expert interviews, lived-experience contributions, and discussions led by the hosts. Episode metadata and descriptive summaries were prepared to support discoverability, research use, and public engagement.