Lockdowns have a key role in controlling COVID-19 but we must be aware of the risks of isolating people who are vulnerable to suicidal distress.
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In response to the many Victorians struggling with coronavirus and related restrictions, the Victorian government is investing nearly A$60 million in new and accelerated mental health initiatives.
The new Victoria lockdown will bring greater levels of uncertainty about jobs and prolonged social disconnection. We need rapid action to fix the mental health system to meet the demand for help.
Lockdowns also affect socioeconomic groups differently, and should be combined with income support to protect mental health.
For Black youth, death by suicide has become a leading cause of death. And they face social problems that give rise to depression and isolation that their white counterparts do not.
New research shows some stereotypical ideas about what it means to be a man have a particularly harmful effect on men's behaviour.
Our study found many ambulance staff felt ill-equipped to respond to these calls.
The mental health impact from the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be significant. But putting a figure on the projected increase in suicides may not be accurate – and is unlikely to be helpful.
The U.S. suicide rate has been increasing for decades. According to a sociologist who studies suicide, depression is just one factor among many implicated social conditions.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
New funding aims to fend off a wave of mental ill-health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. We don't know how severe that wave will be, but we do know financial hardship is a huge risk factor.
The number of lives that would be lost from COVID-19 if the restrictions ended far exceed the number of extra deaths expected from recession if it continued.
Even before this pandemic, international students were exposed to several unique hardships. These are compounded by COVID-19.
We've prevented many deaths, many of them at the cost of other deaths. The accounting ought to be made clear.
You might feel nervous asking someone you care about if they're suicidal on the phone or online. But a person who is struggling may actually find it easier to communicate this way than face-to-face.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
People who take their own lives as a career response have different motives at different stages of their careers. This could help us understand the recent Molson Coors shooting in Milwaukee.
The Trudeau government took the first step to federally ban conversion therapy — a practice intended to change sexual orientation.
It is important that police forces and the CPS are able to recognise that coercive control and couple violence are different and require different handling.
Detainees, held in a perpetual state of powerlessness, try to support each other.
Top contributors
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Director, Homicide Research Unit/Deputy Director, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University
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Professor emeritus, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Associate professor, Orygen, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in the Psychology Department, Stellenbosch University
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Conjoint Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention, Griffith University
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor at Flinders University and Director for International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding, University of South Australia
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Hannah Dahlen is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Director, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of the West of England
