Dying for love? Relationship troubles in the resources sector

Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
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In an Australian first, research from Griffith has found that relationship problemsmay see male miners at greater risk of suicide, relative to men in otheroccupations. The study led by the university’s Australian Institute for Suicide Research andPrevention (AISRAP), compares psychiatric histories and life events among menin mining and other occupations, prior to death. The study […]

Minister praises Griffith’s work on suicide

Griffith Health
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The work of Griffith’s Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) has been praised following a visit by the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP. The Minister paid a visit to the Institute at the university’s Mt Gravatt campus andwasgreeted by AISRAP’s director Professor Diego de Leo and Emeritus […]

Sharing the burden of suicide

Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
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Monday September 10 marks the tenth anniversary of World Suicide Prevention Day, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that this complex issue is any closer to becoming acceptable dinner table talk. On the other hand, for Naoko Ide it is important to create an environment for people to open up about their thoughts and feelings in […]