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Suicide Among Miners in Queensland, Australia

SAGE Open, 2013
A body of international and Australian research demonstrates connections between certain types of occupations and elevated suicide rates, relative to suicide rates observed in other occupations or within the general population.
Samara McPhedran, Diego De Leo
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A nationwide study on time spent on social media and self-harm among adolescents

Scientific Reports, 2023
Self-harm among adolescents has increased in many countries, but few studies have examined possible explanations. One explanation could be the changes in the way adolescents socialize and use of social media.
Anita Johanna Tørmoen, Martin Øverlien Myhre, Anine Therese Kildahl, Fredrik Andreas Walby, Ingeborg Rossow   +4 more
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Suicide and suicide attempts in the Pacific Islands: A Systematic Literature Review

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2021
Background: The Pacific Islands have some of the highest rates of suicide in the Western Pacific region. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature on suicidal behaviour in the Pacific Islands.
Sharna Mathieu, Diego de Leo, Yu Wen Koo, Stuart Leske, Benjamin Goodfellow, Kairi Kõlves   +5 more
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Suicide prevention and suicidal behavior [PDF]

Gaceta Médica de México, 2023
In Mexico, suicidal behavior is a matter of concern because, although the rates of death by suicide are below global mean (11.4 vs. 4.1 x 100,000 population), between 1970 and 2007 they increased by 175 %, especially among young people, in whom it is the third leading cause of death.
Carlos Campillo, Serrano, Germán Fajardo, Dolci   +1 more
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The ripple effect: understanding the exposure and impact of suicide in Australia [PDF]

, 2016
This research report undertaken by Suicide Prevention Australia and the University of New England is based on the responses of 3,220 Australian residents who self- identified as having been touched by suicide in some way.
Suicide Prevention Australia
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Developing a Community Response to Suicide: A resource to guide those developing and implementing an Inter-Agency Community Response Plan for incidents of suspected suicide, particularly where there is a risk of clusters and/or contagion.

, 2021
These guidelines are intended to support the development of a Community Response Plan (CRP) for your area. While other related plans (for example, psychosocial responses) may already be in place in a particular area, these guidelines support the ...
HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP)
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Suicide attempt risks among hotline callers with and without the coronavirus disease 2019 related psychological distress: a case-control study

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic profoundly impacts on mental health, yet it is still unclear whether COVID-19 distress makes people more vulnerable to suicidal behavior.
Yongsheng Tong, Kenneth R. Conner, Yi Yin, Liting Zhao, Yuehua Wang, Mengjie Wu, Cuiling Wang   +6 more
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Restricting access to a suicide hotspot does not shift the problem to another location. An experiment of two river bridges in Brisbane, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2014
Background: Restricting access to lethal means is a well‐established strategy for suicide prevention. However, the hypothesis of subsequent method substitution remains difficult to verify.
Chi‐kin Law, Jerneja Sveticic, Diego De Leo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Police Views of Suicidal Persons and the Law Criminalizing Attempted Suicide in Ghana: A Qualitative Study With Policy Implications

SAGE Open, 2017
The penal code of Ghana condemns suicide attempt. The present study sought to explore the views of the police on persons who attempt suicide and the law criminalizing the act.
Joseph Osafo, Charity S. Akotia, Emmanuel N.-B. Quarshie, Kofi E. Boakye, Johnny Andoh-Arthur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention annual report 2022 [PDF]

, 2023
Annual report published by the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP), summarising its programme of work, expenditure, and details of funded services and initiatives from over 20 NGOs working in mental health and suicide ...
HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP)
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