Nicola Tweedie
Principal Advisor - Suicide Prevention, National HighwaysNicky has over 20 year's experience working for National Highways and has been leading on their Suicide Prevention strategy since 2017.
She leads on the development of new insight into road related suicides, creating National Highways Suicide Prevention Toolkit to enable the business to understand risk and deliver interventions to prevent harm on the strategic road network.
Nicky has been working with the supply chain to improve guidance and reporting to support an industry-wide approach to road related suicide, recognising that everyone has a role to play in suicide prevention.
My Sessions at Bridges 2026
Thursday 12 March 2026
14:20
Suicide Prevention
14:20 - 14:40
- Suicide risk on road and bridge infrastructure is often overlooked or underestimated
- Prevention must be embedded from the outset in design, planning, and operation of networks
- The Roads Leadership Group has issued new guidance integrating suicide prevention measures
- Insights are drawn from National Highways and other authorities to shape safer practices
- Collective responsibility is key: communities, organisations, and individuals all play a role in saving lives