Contacts with mental health services before suicide: a comparison of Indigenous with non-Indigenous Australians

Sveticic, Jerneja; Milner, Allison; Leo, Diego De

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.10.009

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“…In addition, whether callers are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin has not previously been investigated and the limited variance in responses supports the perspective that these individuals have fewer contacts with mental health services prior to suicide (Sveticic et al . ). Specifically, no frequent user reported being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin.…”

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“…The brief nature of the survey prevented us from including a detailed question regarding caller's ethnicity. Instead, we were specifically interested in identifying those callers who were of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin as these individuals are at increased risk of suicide (Sveticic et al 2012). Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin was summarised as a binary variable (yes/no).…”

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How do frequent users of crisis helplines differ from other users regarding their reasons for calling? Results from a survey with callers to Lifeline, Australia's national crisis helpline service

Middleton

Woodward

Gunn

et al. 2016

Health Soc Care Community

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Crisis helplines are designed to provide short-term support to people in an immediate crisis. However, there is a group of users who call crisis helplines frequently over an extended period of time. The reasons for their ongoing use remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in the reasons for calling between frequent and other users of crisis helplines. This was achieved by examining the findings from a brief survey completed by callers to Lifeline Australia at the end of their call between February and July 2015. In the survey, callers reported on their socio-demographics, reasons for their current call and number of calls made in the past month. Survey respondents were categorised as frequent, episodic and one-off users, and analyses were conducted using ordered logistic regression. Three hundred and fifteen callers completed the survey, which represented 57% of eligible callers. Twenty-two per cent reported calling 20 times or more in the past month (frequent users), 51% reported calling between 2 and 19 times (episodic users) and 25% reported calling once (one-off users). Two per cent were unable to recall the number of calls they made in the past month. Frequent users reported similar reasons for calling as other users but they were more likely to call regularly to talk about their feelings [OR = 6.0; 95% CI: 3.7-9.8]. This pattern of service use is at odds with the current model of care offered by crisis helplines which is designed to provide one-off support. There is a need to investigate further the factors that drive frequent users to call crisis helplines regularly.

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How do frequent users of crisis helplines differ from other users regarding their reasons for calling? Results from a survey with callers to Lifeline, Australia's national crisis helpline service

Middleton

Woodward

Gunn

et al. 2016

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“…Botha et al (2009) highlights when suicide occurs, initial responders and health professionals can assist in building individual and community resilience. For this to occur, specialised suicide bereavement training that takes into account specific cultural beliefs is required (Botha et al, 2009;Sveticic, Milner, & De Leo, 2012). Further, since nurses and other health care professionals have initial contact with individuals and families bereaved by suicide, they should be well informed about relevant services in the area where these people can be referred.…”

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Events Prior to Completed Suicide: Perspectives of Family Survivors

Peters

Murphy

Jackson

2013

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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Relatively little is known about the experiences of those bereaved by suicide, particularly in the weeks leading to the death of a loved one. This study used a qualitative methodology to explore the perspectives of close survivors of a completed suicide. Ten people who were bereaved by suicide participated in face-to-face interviews that were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analysed. Analysis revealed the following three themes: He Tried to Hang Himself: Purposeful indications of the intent to end life; They Still Ignored It: Disappointment with health services; and Nobody Talked to Me: Exclusion of family members from treatment information. Prior to the suicide of their loved one, participants had identified that the loved one was at risk and perceived they were unable to acquire appropriate assistance from services. Rather, services were perceived by participants as unsupportive and inadequate. Health and social service professionals could benefit from further specialised education concerning suicide and its sequelae to ensure more effective and sensitive care delivery to suicide survivors.

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“…In 2016, the suicide rate among Australians was 11.7 deaths per 100,000 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, ). Many people who die by suicide are not in contact with health services prior to their death (Hunt et al., ; Isometsä, ; Sveticic, Milner, & De Leo, ). Therefore, family members and friends of people at risk of suicide have an important role in identifying risk, offering support, ensuring safety, and encouraging professional help.…”

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Confidence and Intentions to Help a Person at Risk of Suicide

Nicholas

Pirkis

Rossetto

et al. 2019

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Objective We aimed to identify Australian adults’ current level of confidence and intentions to help a person close to them in distress or at risk of suicide to inform the content and targeting of suicide prevention messages aimed at family and friends of those at risk. Methods We conducted a nationally representative computer‐assisted telephone survey of confidence and intentions to help someone in distress or at risk of suicide (n = 3,002). We used logistic regression to determine whether sociodemographic and exposure variables predicted confidence and intentions to help. Results Confidence to help was high. About half of the respondents had intentions inconsistent with best practice. Listening and talking, and encouraging the person to seek professional help were the most common types of intended helping actions. Intentions to ask suicide risk assessment questions were least common. Men were more likely than women to have intentions to carry out nonrecommended actions, and less likely to have intentions to carry out recommended actions. Conclusions Suicide prevention messaging aimed at family and friends could encourage them to ask direct questions about suicide risk and could include messages about “what not to do.” Suicide prevention messages aimed specifically at men are indicated.

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Contacts with mental health services before suicide: a comparison of Indigenous with non-Indigenous Australians

Cited by 56 publications

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How do frequent users of crisis helplines differ from other users regarding their reasons for calling? Results from a survey with callers to Lifeline, Australia's national crisis helpline service

How do frequent users of crisis helplines differ from other users regarding their reasons for calling? Results from a survey with callers to Lifeline, Australia's national crisis helpline service

Events Prior to Completed Suicide: Perspectives of Family Survivors

Confidence and Intentions to Help a Person at Risk of Suicide

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