New data from Victoria shows that in a quarter of deaths by suicide between 2009 and 2016, the person had experienced family violence before they died.
Researchers have identified stark differences between adolescent males and females during the height of the pandemic restrictions.
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
We can tap into both First Nations and Western leadership concepts to create the next generation of Indigenous business leaders.
We need not just an acknowledgement of children as victim-survivors in their own right, but a commitment to boost resourcing of child-centred recovery support.
Teens have been through a lot in the pandemic, and things won’t simply go back to normal as the nation opens up. Here’s how to support their mental health during the transition.
Self-harm is often a response to mounting stress and uncertainty, so it’s not surprising rates have gone up during the pandemic.
While data to the end of January 2021 shows suicide didn’t increase in COVID-stricken Victoria, there’s still deep concern about the longer-term effects of the pandemic on mental health.
There’s more we can do to help ourselves and others in such challenging times, and mindfulness may be one approach that can sustain us.
With its UN Security Council role soon coming to an end, what will Indonesia’s new-found global reputation for women, security and peace-building mean for the Indo-Pacific region?
There's growing evidence that an escape from underlying physical or emotional pain is a common driver of many opioid overdoses.
As we (hopefully) start to move out of the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, there's a variety of issues we need to retain in our conversations with, and about, men’s health.
Our post-coronavirus pandemic future will be very different to the one we anticipated, as it reshapes relationships, governments, business, and broader society.
Expanding suicide prevention frameworks to include aged care residents, aligning nursing home life with community living, and improving residents' access to mental heath services is a good start.
In this episode of A Different Lens, Monash academics explore what’s being done to improve mental health care and address the rise in mental health disorders.
The need for physical autopsies may be reduced through a project in which digital 3D anatomical models can more accurately map bullet trajectories.
There are no approved treatments or cures, and more research is urgently needed for the debilitating illness.
Society’s perception of aged care must change from being a place of protection to a place where people actually live – and that means more autonomy for residents.
Around 140 Australian nursing-home residents have taken their own lives between 2000 and 2013, our new study shows
In the wake of Amy "Dolly" Everett's suicide, a more proactive, comprehensive approach is needed to tackle youth mental health challenges.
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