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The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) hosts a series of webinars discussing effective interventions for the implementation of suicide prevention strategies and programs.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) invests $7.8 million in three mental health and suicide prevention research projects, including a real-time suicide and self-harm cluster monitoring system.

The aim of the Institute is to bring together researchers from around the globe to improve research in men’s health areas including mental health, prostate and testicular cancers, gender-specific health care, and men's health literacy.

The National Mental Health Commission releases report on people’s lived experience of distress and mental ill-health in Australia.

The Australian Government is providing $8 million for ten projects in mental health and suicide prevention under the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission.

Everymind asked the CBPATSISP to share some recent work they have been involved in, including empowering Aboriginal-led research projects.

Researchers call for trauma-informed approaches following results showing how common child maltreatment is and the links with outcomes later in life, such as self-harm and suicide.

Researchers from Flinders University and the South Australian Medical Research Institute have found that older Australians who were accessing or waiting for aged care services died by suicide between 2008 and 2017.

The report was an industry project prepared for the National Mental Health Commission and conducted by UniSA’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group.

A systematic review has examined the barriers and facilitators experienced by young adults and GPs in raising the discussion of suicide during medical appointments.

Researchers from Black Dog Institute have found the risk of repeat self-harm is highest in the first month after an initial self-harm hospital presentation.

A discussion paper by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care explores key findings from national suicide prevention trials and considerations for systems-based approaches.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for more effective prevention of injury and violence-related deaths, which constituted 8% of all deaths in 2019.

The Connecting Young Australians report released by R U OK? highlights the importance of equipping young people with the skills and confidence to support each other through tough times.

Researchers from Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom have published a new study comparing international suicide death surveillance systems and recommended best practice.

Researchers from the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) have published a new annual report exploring suicide surveillance systems, incidence of suicide and characteristics of suicide deaths in Queensland.

Report submitted to MATES in Construction by The University of Melbourne suicide trends in Australian construction workers between 2001 and 2019.

NCIS has released a new fact sheet on intentional self-harm deaths of farmers and farm workers in Australia.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a report submitted to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide exploring socioeconomic risk factors for defence force veterans.

A new study has explored the cost-effectiveness of the Mindframe media reporting guidelines

The Australian Human Rights Commission report details findings from a national survey of young people and their families on the impacts of COVID-19 on wellbeing.

Suicide Prevention Australia has released the findings from their third annual State of the Nation survey, with insights into key issues for the suicide prevention sector.

A new report released by Beyond Blue deepens the understanding of the relationship between money and mental health.

Based on research and consultations with young people, Suicide Prevention Australia has identified strategies to improve the experience at hospital emergency departments for young people who present after a suicide attempt.

Recently published results have shown that Black Dog Institute’s LifeBuoy smartphone app is effective in reducing suicidal ideation in young people.

A new report from the Black Dog Institute shares insights from the National Suicide Prevention Trial strategies for veterans in Townsville, Queensland.

A study involving data from 33 countries has analysed suicide numbers during the first nine to 15 months of the pandemic.

Clinical psychologist, researcher and male mental health expert and advocate, Dr Zac Seidler, provides his insights into male suicide prevention activity in Australia.

Everymind PhD student, Andrew McMahon provides his insights into the IASP Asia Pacific Conference Pecha Kucha event, and his early career research.

The IASP APAC Conference explored the importance of lived experience voices in suicide prevention.

Read the latest research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention, presented at the IASP Asia Pacific Conference 2022.

A recently published perspective paper by Professor Emeritus Diego De Leo explores some of the issues related to suicide prevention in older adults.

The CALD Lived Experience Final Report provides insights into issues faced by culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia.

A study from Edith Cowan University has shown some of the ongoing negative impacts on wellbeing of emergency responders who helped during the 2019/20 bushfires.

The Youth Aware of Mental Health program has been shown to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviours in new research published by the Black Dog Institute.

Lead researcher, Dr Angela Nicholas from the University of Melbourne shares an update on the Boys Do Cry national media campaign and trial, that encourages men to reach out for support when they are doing it tough.

The latest data release includes updated data on ambulance attendances for self-harm behaviours between March 2018 and June 2021, and a commissioned report prepared by the University of Melbourne that examines suicide patterns in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The IHMHS includes 4 national studies and will have approximately 60,000 Australians who will take part in it. Recently, the first insights from the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2020-21 were released.