Suicide contagion

Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Australia

Related to Self-harm and suicide

This fact sheet explains to primary and secondary schools the process of a ‘suicide contagion’. This is when one suicide or suicide act within a school, community or geographic area increases the likelihood that others will attempt or die by suicide.

The following topics are covered:

‘Factors that contribute to a suicide contagion’
‘Who is at risk of a suicide contagion’
‘Tips for reducing the risk of a suicide contagion in a school or community’

This resource is available as a downloadable fact sheet format.

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Suicide Postvention Toolkit

Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation

This toolkit aims to support and assist schools in responding to the suicide of a student – a process known as suicide postvention.
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Suicide in schools – Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Headspace National Youth Mental Health Organisation

This fact sheet explains how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families can support their young ones through a suicide that has occurred within the community.
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Suicide and self-harm

Beyond Blue

This webpage provides information about suicide prevention for teenagers and young adults.
Webinar

Child-centred approaches to supporting children in out-of-home care

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

Co-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), this webinar outlines practical ways to prioritise the voices of children in OOHC that can support their mental health and wellbeing. It includes perspectives and advice specific to those working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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Culturally responsive strategies for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part two)

Amanda Kemperman, Emerging Minds

This paper is the second of two that discuss culturally responsive practice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing when working with families with diverse cultural (or CALD) backgrounds.
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Culturally responsive understandings for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part one)

Amanda Kemperman, Emerging Minds

This paper is the first of two that discuss practising cultural responsiveness in working with families from diverse (or CALD) communities to support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
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Listen to our voices and our stories: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in decisions that impact them

Kahli Regan, Tannielle McHugh, Prof Pat Dudgeon, Prof Helen Milroy, Dr Jemma Collova

To understand the issues that are impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and how to best provide support, it’s important to listen to and empower the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
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Highlights in child mental health research: March 2024

Prepared by AIFS

This March 2024 research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each summary includes an introductory overview of the content for the month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis which presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided.
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A culturally safe research process in mental health

Prof. Helen Milroy, Lexi Prichard, Dr Jemma Collova and Dr Shraddha Kashyap

This fact sheet describes how culturally safe research can be conducted to learn about the state of cultural safety in mental health services, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, mental health service users, Elders, mental health workers, and Cultural Healers.
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Does labelling racism as bullying perpetuate a colour-blind approach when working with culturally diverse families?

Amanda Kemperman, Emerging Minds

This resource examines the significant impacts faced by culturally diverse (or CALD) children and families when subjected to racism, particularly when it is acknowledged and addressed within the context of bullying. It offers practical strategies to help practitioners further develop their culturally responsive practice approaches.
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What type of programs improve the mental health outcomes of children in out-of-home care?

Hilary Miller and Kristel Alla, Australian Institute of Family Studies

Explore the most common types of programs that aim to improve mental health outcomes for children in out-of-home care (OOHC) and the evidence for overall program types
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What factors predict long-term mental health for children in out-of-home care?

Catherine Wade

This short article summarises a recent paper which examines how key child and family characteristics predict long-term mental health for children in out-of-home care.

Suicide contagion

Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Australia

Discover more resources

Suicide Postvention Toolkit

Suicide in schools – Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

Suicide and self-harm

Child-centred approaches to supporting children in out-of-home care

Culturally responsive strategies for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part two)

Culturally responsive understandings for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part one)

Listen to our voices and our stories: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in decisions that impact them

Highlights in child mental health research: March 2024

A culturally safe research process in mental health

Does labelling racism as bullying perpetuate a colour-blind approach when working with culturally diverse families?

What type of programs improve the mental health outcomes of children in out-of-home care?

What factors predict long-term mental health for children in out-of-home care?

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