Associate Professor Helen Stallman
PhD, DClinPsych, BPsych(Hons), BSc
Helen is a Clinical Psychologist and an expert in the development, evaluation, and dissemination of interventions to promote health and wellbeing and prevent suicide. Helen developed the world’s first needs-based approach to suicide prevention, Care Collaborate Connect, and the Health Theory of Coping. In addition, she led the development of Family Transitions Triple P, a parenting intervention that promotes healthy outcomes following divorce, and thedesk that promotes health and wellbeing in university students.
The quality and impact of Helen’s research has been recognised with numerous awards including Healthy Development Adelaide Women’s Excellence in Research Award for 2019, UniQuest Trailblazer, and the International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Award for Best Practice/Innovation.
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Research areas:
- Adults
- Children or young people
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people
- Target groups (CALD, LGBTI, Rural/remote, Lived experience)
- Suicidal behaviour(suicidal ideation, suicidal risk, suicide attempt)
- Mental health, mental ill health
- Interventions
- Settings (workplaces, mental health services, education, communities)
Available for:
- Research opportunities
- Funding
- Innovative approaches to suicide prevention
- Connecting with post-graduate candidates
- Collaboration with Australian suicide prevention services, programs and resources
- Support for discussions about suicide
Notable Research
Coping Planning: A patient- and strengths-focused approach to suicide prevention training
Stallman, H. M.
Australasian Psychiatry, 26(2), 141–144. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856217732471
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Acute suicide prevention: A systematic review of the evidence and implications for clinical practice.
Stallman, H. M., & Allen, A. (2021).
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 5, 100148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100148
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Health Theory of Coping
Stallman, H. M.
Australian Psychologist, 55, 295-306. https://aps.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ap.12465
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Modelling the relationship between healthy and unhealthy coping strategies to understand overwhelming distress: A Bayesian network approach
Stallman, H. M., Beaudequin, D., Hermens, D. F., & Eisenberg, D.
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 3, 100054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2020.100054
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Suicide following hospitalisation: Systemic treatment failure needs to be the focus rather than risk factors
Stallman, H. M.
The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(4), 303. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30528-0
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Please note: this is not a complete list of papers this researcher has contributed to. If the research you are interested in is not listed above, please contact the researcher for more information.
Associate Professor Helen Stallman
Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Prevention
Works with:
University of the Sunshine Coast