Dr Stuart Leske
BSc Psych, PgD Psych, PhD Phil
Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Prevention
Works with:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
Dr Stuart Leske is a Senior Research Assistant at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) and works 0.9 FTE asam the project manager of the Queensland Suicide Register (QSR).
Dr Leske is interested in connecting with others who are involved or interested in public health surveillance of suicide attempts and deaths or analysing the datasets produced by such surveillance efforts. Dr Leske's current focus is on suicide mortality data to improve Queensland surveillance and record systems.
Dr Leske has a lived experience of a major depressive episode and, suicidal ideation, psychiatric (anti-depressants and anxiolytic medications) and psychological treatments (ACT, CBT, DBT), and inpatient and outpatient mental health care.
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
Notable Research
Suicide in Queensland: Annual Report 2019
Leske, S., Crompton, D., & Kõlves, K.
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
View at
www.griffith.edu.au
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.
Dr Stuart Leske
Primary Research Focus:
Suicide Prevention
Works with:
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention