If someone tells you they’re self-harming, how you respond is critical to their health and wellbeing. As @PennyHasking (@CurtinUni) @SPLewisPhD (@uofg) writes, it's important to take time to listen to what they are saying, and what support they need. theconversation.com/someone-…

Innovative research is a key ambition of @UWApsych Suicide Prevention and Reslience Research Centre @SPARRC_WA. Have we been trying to prevent suicides wrongly all this time? theconversation.com/have-we-… via @ConversationEDU @UWAresearch #SuicidePrevention

Our recent research provides rare insights into how interpersonal factors, hopelessness, and affect interconnect to influence same-day and next-day suicide attempts among clinical patients

Some fascinating and vitally important research being supported by @SpinnakerHRF. Nice to see researchers get the opportunity to explore innovative ideas

Dr Michael Kyron stresses the importance of checking in with staff to ensure mental health support is provided. @UWAresearch @uwanews @UWApsych aimwa.com/workplaceconversat…

Suicide services have substantial unmet needs. Our centre aims to bridge the gap by clarifying when suicide risk is greatest. Lives will be saved when services can be efficiently delivered to the right person at the right time @UWAresearch @UWApsych uwa.edu.au/news/article/2023…

Just out in @FrontiersIn Epidemiology, the latest work of @ComplexSystemsG (and the honours dissertation of Yuval Berman) on modelling transmission of COVID in and between remote communities in Western Australia @UWAresearch @uwanews @csiro @shannonalgar frontiersin.org/articles/10.…

A PhD scholarship that is open for people interested in addressing suicide within the construction and mining industries. Students and potential students @UWAresearch @UWApsych may also be interested. mates.org.au/phd

Geoff Hooke introducing talk from @andrewathan at #SPRDublin2023 about the mechanisms of feedback

@AshGCameron from @UWApsych presenting at #SPRDublin2023 about how dropput from therapy can be predicted - different models are needed for different therapies

My seminar on Topology of Embedology (I wish I’d thought of that beforehand) is online at @iitmadras’ Critical Transitions page ctcs-iitm.com/talks/ based on work of PhD student @EugeneTKJ98 & @AIP_Publishing Chaos paper pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article… @UWAresearch @ComplexSystemsG

We evaluated how suicidal thoughts, interpersonal difficulties, hopelessness, and affective states are associated with self-injury & identified factors which may be effective treatment targets. @UWAresearch @UWApsych @PerthSRN @NSSI_RG psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-…