Steering Straight: Adapting suicide risk safety planning as a...
This study aimed to develop parent and child surveys to gain a greater understanding of children's (5–14 years) exposure to occupational risk on farms by...
February 16, 2023
2015-06-18 New project to reduce suicide and stigma about mental...
REDUCING stigma about mental health issues is the focus of a new suicide-reduction project. To mark International Men’s Health Week, Beyondblue announced...
June 18, 2015
2015-06-17 Troy Luff tackles stigma of mental illness, a real killer...
The irony is not lost on former Sydney Swans great Troy Luff. Fifteen years ago, when the AFL footballer was mired deep in debilitating depression, he...
June 18, 2015
2015-06-17 Troy Luff tackles stigma of mental illness, a real killer...
The irony is not lost on former Sydney Swans great Troy Luff. Fifteen years ago, when the AFL footballer was mired deep in debilitating depression, he...
June 17, 2015
2015-05-26 Self-reliance stops people in the bush seeking help for...
Health professionals believe a culture of dealing with tragedy in isolation remains an ongoing issue, the National Rural Health Conference in Darwin has been...
June 1, 2015
Seeking farming family members bereaved by suicide
Andrew Mole is an award-winning rural and regional journalist who has been working in agricultural and regional Australia for almost 30 years....
September 17, 2014
2014-08-15 Exploring the ripple effect of rural suicide - ABC Bush...
It’s often said that country people are a resilient lot. Alison Kennedy has attempted to test this theory in an area that many people find difficult to...
August 18, 2014
2014-08-13 Life after suicide in farming communities, shaping...
It’s now widely known that suicide and accidental deaths are far more common in farming communities than in the general population. There is much...
August 13, 2014
2014-05-15 The hidden toll: rural suicide - Ground Cover GRDC (May...
Health researchers are trying to find ways to improve support for growers for whom isolation and cumulative financial and emotional pressures lead to a...
May 15, 2014
Suicide – signs to look for
Suicide continues to be a major cause of avoidable death among farmers in Australia.
March 19, 2014