Category: News & Articles
... a three-year period from 2010, 141 construction workers committed suicide in NSW – their average age was just 37, which is equivalent to ... working years. They are four to six times more likely to die by suicide than a workplace accident, with lower-skilled occupations and ... industry body MATES in Construction commissioned the “The Cost of Suicide in the NSW Construction Industry Report” by Professor Doran. ...
Category: Research
... worldwide as a significant public health problem. In Australia, suicide is a leading cause of death with 2,273 deaths (aged over 15 ... representing 1.5% of all deaths over the age of 15.1 Most deaths by suicide are among young people. An estimated 436 people aged between 15-25 years committed suicide, representing 19% of deaths by suicide and over one-quarter of ...
Category: Research
Most deaths by suicide are among young people. A death by suicide has a flow-on effect, impacting the lives of any number of ... conflicted emotional distress in response to a death of this kind. Suicide is an under researched problem in Australia, particularly among ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... what treatments work best at reducing the future risk of suicide attempts in various clinical populations. I have run large-scale ... of clinical and research interest include; deliberate self poisoning, suicide prevention, epidemiology of suicidal behaviours, attitudes to ... Academy of Suicidology), the IASR (International Association of Suicide Researchers) and the Psycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group ...
Category: News & Articles
... program leader Professor Roger Smith was confronted by a burgeoning suicide problem within the local community. During a visit to a remote ... program leader Professor Roger Smith was confronted by a burgeoning suicide problem within the local community. An Aboriginal elder pleaded ... often spiral into a chasm of mental despair and physical disrepair. Suicide is seen as a way of drawing attention to their plight. HMRI’s ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... smoking, breastfeeding, family and friend carers, mental health, suicide prevention, healthy ageing, dementia, and palliative care. What ... NSW's peak body for carers, Carers NSW, and in the mental health and suicide prevention sectors, researching family and friend carers, ... research, integrated care, women's health, breasfteeding support, suicide prevention, mental health, dementia, pallative care Dr Zoi ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... mental health service provision, including integrated care; and rural suicide prevention. Dr Dalton has worked with primary health networks in ... care, collaborative approaches to community wellbeing and rural suicide prevention. I will continue exploring translational research ... Minds Research Program Rural mental health, integrated care, rural suicide prevention, community wellbeing Dr Hazel Dalton | Mental Health ...
Category: General
... dedicated to the prevention of mental ill-health and suicide. Professor Michael Breakspear - a Psychiatrist, Neuroscientist ... of Yourself & Each Other Virtual Community Seminar mental health, suicide, medical research, support, family, friends, mentally ill, ...
Category: News & Articles
... in Newcastle will examine ways to minimise the risk factors for male suicide in rural communities. A major new research partnership was ... in Newcastle will examine ways to minimise the risk factors for male suicide in rural communities. beyondblue: the national depression ... the impact of social isolation and family breakdown on depression and suicide rates in country Australia,” beyondblue Chief Executive ...
Category: Research
... the lifespan and comorbidity complexities, such as substance abuse. Suicide Prevention – focusing on the prevention of suicide through improving mental health and wellbeing, reducing exposure ... Program is leading research in mental health, healthy ageing, suicide prevention and dementia hmri helathy minds, helathy minds, ...