Jurgita Rimkevičienė

Ph.D.

Researcher, Vilnius University


Dr. Jurgita Rimkevi<span style="font-size: 1.1rem">č</span>ien<span style="font-size: 1.1rem">ė</span> is an expert in Suicide Prevention who is currently a Researcher at Vilnius University.

Expert Bio

Jurgita Rimkevi<span style="font-size: 1.1rem">č</span>ien<span style="font-size: 1.1rem">ė</span> is a researcher at the Suicide Research Center, Vilnius University, Lithuania. She completed her PhD on impulsivity of suicide attempts at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention. Her current research focuses on the suicide process and suicide stigma from the lived experience perspective, as well as the evaluation of the suicide prevention measures within the mental health system. She is also a clinical psychologist, working with suicidal patients both in a public mental health hospital and private practice.