Jacinta Freeman JF BScs, MPH Program Manager, Youth Mental Health 6319 1699 Jacinta.freeman@telethonkids.org.au Program Manager she/her/hers Jacinta has a background in nursing and midwifery. She completed a Master in Public Health and has worked ...

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This study examines the association of autism spectrum traits, depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviour in individuals with psychotic experiences ...

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• 2018
• May 2018

Penelope Yael Rikki Kirsty Strauss Perry Battersby-Coulter Hird PS YP RBC KH BA, MPH, PhD BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA (Psych), MYMH, MPH (Health Econ Eval), MHM BPsych (Hons) Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention Program Head, Mental ...

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Consideration of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be situated within a context that recognises the impact of racism... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation project will evaluate the effectiveness of existing suicide prevention services and... ...

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• 2014
• September 2014

Abstract: To examine the association between mental health workforce supply and spatial clusters of high versus low incidence of youth suicide. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

This fact sheet addresses what we currently know about suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

In 2009 over 40 leading researchers and academics from across Australia signed the Boatshed Racism Roundtable Declaration that proposed four areas of action... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

prior exposure to suicide and prior exposure to suicide attempt in the general population are associated with increased odds of subsequent suicidal behavior ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

Suicide clusters involve an excessive number of suicides, suicide attempts, or both, that occur close in space or time or involve social links between cluster members. Although suicide clusters are rare, evidence documenting the implementation of suicide cluster response activities in communities is required yet remains limited. ...

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• 2022
• April 2022

This is the third fact sheet regarding the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Media guidelines for the responsible reporting of suicide are a recognized universal suicide prevention intervention. While implemented in numerous countries, including Australia, little is known about whether they are cost-effective. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022