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eNews October 2024
Welcome to the latest edition of Life in Mind eNews, featuring news from the suicide prevention and mental health sectors, as well as some of the latest published research in suicide prevention.
If you would like to share suicide prevention news, current initiatives or published research, please email lifeinmind@health.nsw.gov.au
Sector news
Project Yarn Circle evaluation highlights promising resultsAn evaluation of Project Yarn Circle by researchers from Griffith University’s Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) and Youth 2 Knowledge (Y2K) has shown that participants had significantly lower suicidal thoughts and higher self-esteem after completion of the program. |
Update on Embrace Suicide Prevention Pilot (ESPP)The Embrace Multicultural Mental Health (the Embrace Project) has been focused on progressing the Embrace Suicide Prevention Pilot (ESPP). The pilot is a phased project aiming to extend the Framework for Mental Health in Multicultural Australia to the suicide prevention sector. |
Australian Bureau of Statistics Causes of Death, 2023 data releasedThe Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released Causes of Death, 2023 data Thursday, 10 October 2024. Summaries of suicide-related deaths in Australia data are now available on the Life in Mind portal. |
Our stories matter: Safely sharing stories of suicide publiclyNew guidance developed through the national Mindframe program to support people with lived and living experience of suicide to share their stories safely and effectively is now available. |
Everymind is pleased to announce launch of the Suicide prevention implementation hub (the Hub), a new section on the Life in Mind portal designed to assist the suicide prevention sector in better understanding and leveraging implementation science.
Research news
Q&A with Dr Piumee Bandara about women in suicide prevention research
The recent publication, ‘Women in Suicide Prevention Research’ supports broader discussion about the ways gender roles impact career advancement for women in research. Author, Dr Piumee Bandara shares her insights about gender disparities in suicide prevention research leadership.
Translated research studies
A translation of suicide prevention research on the Life in Mind portal
Social prescribing complements clinical careSocial prescribing involves referring people to non-clinical care to address or prevent negative effects of the social, environmental and economic factors that are closely linked to health and wellbeing. These factors are commonly referred to as the social determinants of health. A rapid review found the literature indicates positive impacts on suicide risk factors such as loneliness, belonging, social connectedness and sense of purpose. |
Suicide and self-harm ED presentations in culturally and linguistically diverse peopleThere is limited research on emergency department (ED) presentations for self-harm and suicidal thoughts by people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. In this paper, researchers examined presentations at a major metropolitan hospital in Victoria and compared differences between people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those not. |
