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This position statement challenges Australia’s view of the role of mental illness when it comes to suicide prevention.
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This short film Lessons for Life , shows real-life stories from people who have experienced suicidal thoughts as a powerful way to increase empathy and understanding. The video shares incredible stories of resilience; stories that underpin SANE’s research into attempted suicide.
As participant Evan...
Report
Suicide is a serious worldwide health concern and is the fifteenth highest cause of death across all countries (WHO, 2014). The Australian Bureau of Statistics has recently reported the highest suicide rate in the past decade, with 2,535 Australian lives lost to suicide in 2012...
Report
This study finds that more support, services and education are needed to appropriately care for Australia's ageing population.
Article
What do people affected by a mental illness and carers say about the help they receive from emergency services? What is needed to improve the response of police and ambulance services, mental health crisis teams, and hospital emergency departments when someone has a mental health...
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Report
The purpose of this report is to review current evidence-based practice, service availability and experiences of treatment for Australians with lived experience of personality disorder, regardless of their circumstances. An overarching aim of this body of work is to improve management of and access to...
Video
This short film Lessons for Life , shows real-life stories from people who have experienced suicidal thoughts as a powerful way to increase empathy and understanding. The video shares incredible stories of resilience; stories that underpin SANE’s research into attempted suicide.
As participant Evan...
Report
Suicide is a serious worldwide health concern and is the fifteenth highest cause of death across all countries (WHO, 2014). The Australian Bureau of Statistics has recently reported the highest suicide rate in the past decade, with 2,535 Australian lives lost to suicide in 2012...
Report
This study finds that more support, services and education are needed to appropriately care for Australia's ageing population.
Report
Stigma stops people asking for help and getting the treatment and support they need. It makes it more difficult to find somewhere decent to live, a job, a mortgage, or insurance. It can make it more difficult to get help to look after children, make...