Tag: Suicide
Suicides, depression cost Japan $35b
The Japanese government says suicides and depression are costing the country's economy $35 billion a year.[MORE]
Wheatbelt mental health service to re-open
Mental health services in the Avon Valley in Western Australia have been boosted with the re-opening of the Wheatbelt Mental Health Service's Northam Clinic.[MORE]
Howard's gun buyback slashed firearm suicides
Australian researchers have found there has been an almost 80 per cent drop in firearm suicides since former prime minister John Howard's gun buyback was introduced in 1997.[MORE]
Deadly drug killed Brisbane man
The Brisbane Magistrates Court has been told a man, believed to have committed suicide, died from high levels of the drug pentobarbital. [MORE]
LGH suicide inquest
A nurse has told a coronial inquest there was nothing to suggest a woman who committed suicide in the Launceston General Hospital's psychiatric ward was at risk.[MORE]
Indigenous gap widens
A new report assessing the lives of indigenous people in New South Wales shows the gap is continuing to widen on the key indicators of health, education and violence.[MORE]
Man charged with assisted suicide fronts court
A Brisbane court has heard a man accused of aiding another man's suicide was found with the contact details of an assisted suicide organisation.[MORE]
Kennett diplomatic on mental health policies
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett will not say whether Labor or the Coalition is offering a better mental health policy for Australia, but says the Opposition is putting more funds towards the issue.[MORE]
Suicide, depression more common among doctors
A study on mental health issues shows suicide and depression are more prevalent in the medical profession than in the general public.[MORE]
Statistics show more Afghan women attempting suicide
Government statistics in Afghanistan have raised concerns that a growing number of Afghan women are attempting suicide.[MORE]
Cliff 'suicide' coroner delivers open finding
A New South Wales Coroner has made an open finding in the inquest into the death of Sydney woman Katrina Ploy.[MORE]
Veteran cop doesn't think Gap death was suicide
A veteran detective has told an inquest he does not believe Katrina Ploy jumped from The Gap to her death.[MORE]
Ex-boyfriend turns up at cliff death inquest
An ex-boyfriend of a woman found floating near cliffs in Sydney has appeared at the inquest into her death of his own accord.[MORE]
Cliff death coroner issues warrant for ex-boyfriend
A coroner has issued an arrest warrant for the former boyfriend of a woman whose body was found floating near The Gap.[MORE]
Inquest opens into Sydney cliff death mystery
An inquest has opened into the death of a woman whose body was found floating near the Gap in Sydney's east.[MORE]
Last-ditch plea for help in floating body case
Police make a last-ditch appeal for information ahead of an inquest into the death of a woman whose body was found floating in Sydney Harbour.[MORE]
Opposition: Funding gap in Govt suicide 'hot spot' plan
Opposition MP Malcolm Turnbull has accused the government of misleading people in his electorate over the promise to improve safety at suicide 'hot spots'.[MORE]
Coroner urges public focus on suicides
A coroner argues suicides need to be afforded the level of public attention given to road deaths.[MORE]
Labor candidate links Abbott's views to suicide
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been embarrassed by a little-known Labor candidate who accused Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of influencing people to commit suicide.[MORE]
Suicide victim's family calls for police training
The family of a man who committed suicide in the Goldfields say they want more mental health training for police officers.[MORE]
Coroner examines police response times
Police response times have been questioned during a coronial inquest into the death of a man on the Goldfields. [MORE]
Death of dancer not suspicious, says coroner
Coroner releases findings into the death of a dancer who died after welcoming the then prime minister Kevin Rudd to Nhulunbuy.[MORE]
Cyberbullying problem beyond school gates, teachers warn
The Australian Education Union has backed a call by a New South Wales coroner for more counsellors in schools but says cyberbullying must also be addressed.[MORE]
NSW school system failed bullied teen: coroner
A coroner has called on the the New South Wales Department of Education to revise its policy on bullying, following the suicide of a 14-year-old boy.[MORE]
Council denied funds to secure notorious suicide spot
gapA council in Sydney's east says it is stunned by a Federal Government decision not to fund suicide prevention measures at The Gap.[MORE]
