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Ambulance attendances for personality disorders involving alcohol and other drugs, and suicidal thoughts and behaviours

Some people living with personality disorders may self-manage their experiences through harmful ways such as non-suicidal self-injury, harmful prescription or illicit drug use, har...

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Suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

This report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) highlights the relationship between alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and suicide experienced by Aboriginal and ...

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Effectiveness of a digital app to manage suicidal thoughts and behaviours in young people

Research shows that many young people prefer to engage with digital-based support for mental health conditions and suicidal thoughts and behaviours due to privacy, accessibility an...

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What are the perspectives of suicide prevention in Australia?

This study explores key perspectives on suicide prevention in Australia, revealing successes, challenges and opportunities in the sector. The findings emphasise the need for a coor...

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Lessons in male suicide

In Australia, males die by suicide at higher rates than females. How services engage with males experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviours is vital to the prevention of suicide....

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Alcohol, suicide and COVID-19 in Victoria

Researchers examined data to determine the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on alcohol-related ambulance attendances involving mental health, suicide or self-harm by location and tr...

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The link between moral injury and suicide

Researchers conducted a review of the literature to examine the experience of moral injury in a military context and its link to suicidal thoughts and behaviours.

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Suicide and suicidal thoughts and behaviours in Australian Defence Force veterans

Understanding factors leading to suicide and suicidality is important to inform suicide prevention strategies and develop targeted interventions for current and ex-serving defence ...

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Social prescribing complements clinical care

Social prescribing involves referring individuals to non-clinical care to address or prevent adverse effects of the social, environmental and economic factors linked with health an...

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Suicide and self-harm emergency department presentations in culturally and linguistically diverse people

There is limited research on emergency department (ED) presentations for self-harm and suicidal thoughts by people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. In this p...

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Suicide and self-harm thinking in males in early parenthood

Researchers undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis by reviewing literature regarding men in perinatal, post-natal and early parenting stages. The researchers aimed to iden...

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Government-funded suicide prevention in Australia

Australia’s National Suicide Prevention Office (NSPO) commissioned the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Mental Health to conduct a scan of the government-led suicide prevention...