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28 April 2025

New study offers breakthrough in suicide prevention

A major study has produced a series of international expert recommendations on how to better implement suicide prevention strategies, marking...

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2 September 2024

Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we prepared?

Droughts, fires, and floods can have devastating consequences for farmers’ mental health. The suicide rate for Australian farmers is also almost 59 per cent higher than the general population, and research has confirmed a link between farmer suicides and extreme weather.

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18 April 2023

Peer support helps ease the pressure after suicide attempts

A previous suicide attempt remains the strongest predictor of future death by suicide, but researchers have discovered that peer support following an attempt can have a remarkable impact on reducing risk.

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21 January 2022

Pandemic among factors contributing to old age suicide

Ageism, physical and social impediments and pandemic play role in high suicide rates in older adults.

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17 November 2021

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Indigenous languages and cultural connection may help lower First Nations young peoples’ suicide

Greater engagement and involvement with cultural events is associated with lower suicide mortality rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in Queensland.

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26 May 2021

Cultural connection may help lower youth suicide in First Nations communities

Suicide rates were found to be up to 44% lower in communities with high levels of cultural connectedness.

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13 April 2021

Student strives to reduce suicide rates in his community

Griffith Master of Suicidology student Dameyon Bonson is on a mission to reduce suicide rates in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQSB community.

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17 November 2020

Queensland suicide rate unaffected during first phase of COVID-19 pandemic

There has been no overall change in Queensland’s suspected suicide rate since the declaration of a public health emergency declaration (PHED) on January 29.

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10 September 2020

No overall change in suspected suicide rate this year

There have been five more suspected suicides this year than last, but significantly fewer than 2017, new data from the...

Health + Wellbeing Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention Research

6 August 2020

Reasons for living study reveals insights into suicide prevention workforce

Connection to others and service are the two main reasons for living among those with lived experience of suicide entering the suicide prevention workforce.

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New study offers breakthrough in suicide prevention

Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Are we prepared?

Peer support helps ease the pressure after suicide attempts

Pandemic among factors contributing to old age suicide

Indigenous languages and cultural connection may help lower First Nations young peoples’ suicide

Cultural connection may help lower youth suicide in First Nations communities

Student strives to reduce suicide rates in his community

Queensland suicide rate unaffected during first phase of COVID-19 pandemic

No overall change in suspected suicide rate this year

Reasons for living study reveals insights into suicide prevention workforce