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eNews March 2023
Welcome to the March edition of eNews, featuring news from the mental health and suicide prevention sector, as well as some of the latest published research in suicide prevention.
If you would like to share your mental health or suicide prevention news, current initiatives, published research or research study opportunities, please email lifeinmind@health.nsw.gov.au
Sector news
Lights of Lifeline: Australia’s first Crisis Support line celebrated the milestone with an exclusive screening of a new documentary in Sydney last week. Photo: Wes Nel
Lifeline acknowledges 60 years of supporting Australians through every challenge
The country’s leading crisis support and suicide prevention organisation took 100 calls on the first day in 1963, with a total of over 23 million calls to date.
Action plan to address the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ peopleThe federal government has committed to a 10-year LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing action plan alongside a $26 million research investment. The plan will be informed by national consultation, lived experiences of LGBTIQA+ people and the organisations that serve them. |
Our words matter: new guidelines to enact positive language changeEverymind, with the support of the National Mental Health Commission, will be launching a new set of guidelines aimed at improving the language used when communicating about mental health and wellbeing, mental ill-health, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders and alcohol and other drugs (AOD). |
Research news
New research examines suicide deaths among older Australians either accessing or waiting to access aged careResearch has found that 354 people from a cohort of 532,507 who were either accessing or waiting for aged care services, died by suicide between 2008 and 2017. The study focused on people aged 65 years or older who had an aged care eligibility assessment (ACAT) or were approved for a home care package or permanent residential aged care (PRAC). |
University of South Australia releases spotlight report on person-centred and consumer directed mental health careThe report was conducted by UniSA’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group. Dr Mark Loughhead, a lecturer from the Lived Experience of the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research and Education Group at UniSA details the findings from the report and eight areas for action. |
Translated research studies
- The impact of gender and age on bullying role, self-harm and suicide: Evidence from a cohort study of Australian children, by Kabir Ahmad, Amanda Beatson, Marilyn Campbell, Rubayyat Hashmi, Byron W. Keating , Rory Mulcahy, Aimee Riedel, Shasha Wang
Demographic and psychosocial factors associated with recent suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among trans and gender diverse people in Australia, by Adam O Hill, Teddy Cook, Ruth McNair, Natalie Amos, Marina Carman, Ellis Hartland, Anthony Lyons, and Adam Bourne
