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Seasonal allergies may seem like a minor, passing inconvenience. But pollen seasons can take a real toll on mental health.
How medical ignorance of menopause is putting women’s lives at risk.
To prevent suicide by firearm: Reduce access for youths or adults with suicide risk.
Despite high suicide risk, most teens can identify reasons to live, from family bonds to small future dreams – offering hope for prevention.
New research points to ways systems could be improved so we have a better idea of how domestic violence is affecting suicides. It may help prevent women’s deaths.
A suicide attempt doesn’t always involve prior planning or thinking. But there are warnings signs.
The leading cause of death among construction workers is not falling from heights or electrocution – it is suicide. Some programs are helping, however.
You might feel worried, shocked and unsure what to say. But staying connected to the person can be powerful.
Police receive 50,000 missing reports in Australia each year. But not everyone goes missing by accident – for some people it’s a choice or a way to cope.
Some men struggle to cope with the stress of a relationship breakdown.
A modest increase in health funding is all that’s needed to save lives. That’s a big impact for the price of a fancy coffee.
‘If an abyss is where I shall be for the rest of my life’, writes Yiyun Li, ‘the abyss is my habitat.’ Her book is a major contribution to literature on mourning.
The Trump administration’s CDC data purge means researchers can no longer effectively track and address health issues affecting LGBTQ+ people – and ultimately society as a whole.
College students’ psychological well-being has deteriorated in the past two decades, but recent data suggests the tide could be turning.
An AFL mental health round can play a significant role in reimagining the national conversation on mental health. But there are pros and cons.
Suicide is complex. But researchers are finding that AI and real-time monitoring tools could help offer support at exactly the right moment.
Voice, closing the gap, tax reform and better mental health services are some of the suggested policy reforms the Labor government should pursue in its second term
Nationally, about 11 male educators die by suicide for every 100,000 people, compared with a rate of almost 23 for all Americans.
Frequent moves and long deployments can lead to trouble at home.
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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