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Suicide on the railways costs lives – and prevention is about much more than erecting more fencing.
The nuclear operator was nowhere near adequately covered for the disaster. And it’s not just a Japanese problem.
Suicide data for Australia released this week show rates among young people are at the highest they’ve been for over a decade, and now account for around one third of all deaths in those aged 15 to 24.
The Australian Christian Lobby’s Lyle Shelton said he was concerned about body modification, gender reassignment surgery and future suicide risk. We check the research.
In 2015, a person took their life in prison every four days.
While the unacceptably high rate of police murders in South Africa attracts much media coverage, the bigger problem of suicide among police receives little focus.
Commonly prescribed antidepressants increase the risk of suicidal thoughts in teenagers, so why isn’t this a bigger deal in drug trials?
Learning about a friend’s suicide attempt appears to transform a distant idea into something very real. Should this change the way we talk about suicide?
Researchers find the government’s work capability assessment programme is having a big impact. But not a positive one.
They are among the most intelligent creatures on the planet, but family ties can lead them into danger
Installing barriers and safety nets at public sites with a high incidence of suicide can reduce the number of deaths at these sites by more than 90%.
The most recent Australian suicide statistics from 2013 show that, out of the whole population, men aged 85 years and over have the highest suicide rates. While the attention these figures have garnered…
We have an array of prevention agencies, lifeline programs, and public mantras about “being in life”. So why don’t they seem to work in rural and remote communities?
More than half (52%) of aged care residents have symptoms of depression, compared with 10-15% of older people living in the community.
Out on a high, but what the road to retirement for top sports stars can be quite a come down.
Happiness might seem like a worthy goal but it will invariably be disrupted by unwelcome negative feelings. Far better to seek contentment, which can serve as a foundation for both joy and pleasure.
Why men need to start taking care of themselves.
Unless we can create safe space to seek help without fear of reprisal, nothing is going to change. It is with this goal in mind that I decided to share my story.
We may assume that people who are bullied are at risk of suicide. But are the youth who engage in bullying behavior at risk of suicide too?
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Professor, Orygen, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Professor, Director, Open Door: Improving the Wellbeing of Veterans, Public Safety Personnel and their Families, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago
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Conjoint Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Assistant Professor, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Suicide Prevention, McGill University
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Professor and Head of Social Work, University of Tasmania