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eNews August 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
Findings of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide to be released
Findings from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will soon be released. Learn about an upcoming webinar sharing insights gained from the Royal Commission; details of Mindframe training supporting safe communications; and findings from a recent data release by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on characteristics of ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members hospitalised for suicidality and intentional self-harm.
World Suicide Prevention Day 2024World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) will be recognised 10 September. WSPD encourages people working within the mental health and suicide prevention sector, government, services, those with lived and living experience, and community to come together in partnership to combine efforts to prevent suicide deaths globally. |
Guidelines informing care in ED for suicide-related crisisEmergency departments can be an initial point of contact to people experiencing distress and suicide-related crisis. Black Dog Institute have released revised guidelines to guide care within emergency departments for suicide-related crisis. |
Wear It Purple Day 2024Wear It Purple Day is an annual campaign dedicated to showing young LGBTIQA+ people that they are celebrated and respected. This year’s theme, "Your Passion, Your Pride" encourages young people to be open and visible achieving their dreams. |
Life in Mind case studyThe Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) collaborated with Everymind to support sharing culturally-safe and clear messages about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide data. |
Research news
International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) Partnerships for Life webinar series
IASP's Partnerships for Life initiative facilitates and promotes sharing of best practice and effective interventions and approaches relating to implementation of suicide prevention strategies and programmes. The initiative includes bi-monthly webinars featuring a range of experts in research and suicide prevention approaches.
Translated research studies
A translation of suicide prevention research on the Life in Mind portal
Barriers and enablers to implementing suicide prevention interventionsLimited research exists examining the gap between evidence to implementation in practice. The researchers systematically mapped and summarised barriers, facilitators, and lessons learned for implementation of complex suicide prevention interventions. |
Role of #chatsafe guide to support parent and carer conversationsResearchers conducted a series of focus groups to determine the usefulness and value of the #chatsafe Guide for Parents and Carers to support parents and carers have conversations with young people about suicide and self-harm materials online. |
