Angela Nicholas

Belief in suicide prevention myths and its effect on helping: a nationally representative survey of Australian adults.

Angela Nicholas, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Nicola Reavley, Jane Pirkis, Anthony Jorm, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Debunking suicide myths, such as 'asking someone about suicide could make them start thinking about it' is a common st..

Public Service Announcements to Change Attitudes about Youth Suicide: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Maria Ftanou, Anna Ross, Anna Machlin, Matthew J Spittal, Kylie King, Angela Nicholas, Jane Hocking, Jo Robinson, Nicola Reavley, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2020  |  Archives of Suicide Research

Background: Youth suicide is a major public health concern worldwide. Public service announcements (PSAs) may have a role in suici..

Corrigendum to Exposure to suicide in Australia: A representative random digit dial study. Journal of Affective Disorders 259 (2019) 221-227 (Journal of Affective Disorders (2019) 259 (221–227), (S0165032719305105), (10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.050))

M Maple, R Sanford, J Pirkis, N Reavley, A Nicholas

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

Helping actions given and received in response to suicide risk: Findings from an Australian nationally representative telephone survey

Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis, Anthony Jorm, Matthew J Spittal, Nicola Reavley

Journal article  |  2019  |  SSM-POPULATION HEALTH

We conducted a nationally representative telephone survey of 3000 Australian adults. We assessed helping responses toward people i..

Exposure to suicide in Australia: A representative random digit dial study

Myfanwy Maple, Rebecca Sanford, Jane Pirkis, Nicola Reavley, Angela Nicholas

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

The case for case-control studies in the field of suicide prevention

Jane Pirkis, Angela Nicholas, David Gunnell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Much of our knowledge about the risk factors for suicide comes from case-control studies that either use a psychological autopsy a..

Confidence and Intentions to Help a Person at Risk of Suicide

Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Anthony Jorm, Matthew Spittal, Nicola Reavley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify Australian adults' current level of confidence and intentions to help a person close to them in di..

Suicide Prevention Media Campaigns: A Systematic Literature Review

Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Angela Nicholas, Maria Ftanou, Jo Robinson, Nicola Reavley

Journal article  |  2019  |  HEALTH COMMUNICATION

Quality of assistance provided by members of the Australian public to a person at risk of suicide: associations with training experiences and sociodemographic factors in a national survey

Anthony F Jorm, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Julie-Anne Fischer, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Psychiatry

An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Australian ATAPS Suicide Prevention Services Initiative

Angela Nicholas, Bridget Bassilios, Kylie King, Maria Ftanou, Anna Machlin, Lennart Reifels, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research

Importance of Messages for a Suicide Prevention Media Campaign An Expert Consensus Study

Angela Nicholas, Alyssia Rossetto, Anthony Jorm, Jane Pirkis, Nicola Reavley

Journal article  |  2018  |  Crisis

Development of the headspace Family and Friends Satisfaction Scale: Findings from a pilot study.

Angela Nicholas, Erin Holloway, Nic Telford, Debra Rickwood

Journal article  |  2018  |  Early Intervention in Psychiatry

AIMS: The primary aim of this pilot study was to determine the psychometric properties of the 18-item headspace Family and Friends..

Associations of training to assist a suicidal person with subsequent quality of support: results from a national survey of the Australian public

Anthony F Jorm, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

Primary Health Network mental health reform lead site project. Part A interim evaluation report: processes and impacts, July 2016 – December 2017

B Bassilios, Sanne Oostermeijer, Angela Nicholas, Michelle Williamson, Anna Machlin, Meredith Harris, Philip Burgess, Victoria Palmer, Kylie King, Matthew Spittal, Susan Fletcher, Jane Gunn, Jane Pirkis

Report  |  2018

Enhanced primary mental healthcare for Indigenous Australians: service implementation strategies and perspectives of providers

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Journal article  |  2018  |  Global Health Research and Policy

Background: Improving access to culturally appropriate mental healthcare has been recognised as a key strategy to address the ofte..

Satisfaction with youth mental health services: further scale development and findings from headspace - Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation

Debra Rickwood, Angela Nicholas, Kelly Mazzer, Nic Telford, Alexandra Parker, Chris Tanti, Magenta Simmons

Journal article  |  2017  |  Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcements (PSAs): Examples from Around the World

Maria Ftanou, Georgina Cox, Angela Nicholas, Matthew J Spittal, Anna Machlin, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2017  |  HEALTH COMMUNICATION

Implementing a Primary Mental Health Service for Children: Administrator and Provider Perspectives

Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Maria Ftanou, Justine Fletcher, Lennart Reifels, Kylie King, Anna Machlin, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES

Help provided to blueVoices members when at risk of suicide: An online questionnaire study

A Nicholas, N Reavley, J Pirkis

Report  |  2017

Suicide Prevention Research and Campaign: Integrated findings and recommendations

A Nicholas, J Pirkis, A Rossetto, A Jorm, N Reavley

Report  |  2017

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) and Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Areas (MHSRRA) programs: Final ATAPS and MHSRRA evaluation report

B BASSILIOS, A Nicholas, K King, L Reifels, J Fletcher, J Pirks

Report  |  2017

What are Australian community members’ attitudes, intentions and behaviours toward helping some in severe distress or at risk of suicide: A nationally-representative telephone survey

A Nicholas, J Pirkis, A Jorm, A Rossetto, N Reavley

Report  |  2017

Improving access to primary mental health care for Australian children

Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Lennart Reifels, Kylie King, Matthew J Spittal, Justine Fletcher, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2016  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Achievements of the Australian Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program: summarising (almost) a decade of key evaluation data

Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Lennart Reifels, Kylie King, Justine Fletcher, Anna Machlin, Maria Ftanou, Grant Blashki, Philip Burgess, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Mental health professional online development (MHPOD): Pilot testing of an online training package for Australian specialist mental health services

AS Nicholas, S Day, J Pirkis, CA Harvey

Journal article  |  2016  |  Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-Professional Journal

Suicide prevention media campaigns: A systematic literature review

J Pirkis, A Rossetto, A Nicholas, M Ftanou, J Robinson, N Reavley

Report  |  2016

An expert consensus study rating the importance of statements for a suicide prevention media campaign

A Nicholas, A Rossetto, A Jorm, J Pirkis, undefined Reavley

Report  |  2016

Advancing Knowledge About Suicide Prevention Media Campaigns

Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Angela Nicholas, Maria Ftanou

Journal article  |  2016  |  CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION

Interventions that empower family members and friends to play a role in keeping someone at risk of suicide safe

A Nicholas, A Rossetto, J Pirkis, N Reavley

Report  |  2016

Identifying, approaching and supporting someone at risk of suicide: What community members know, believe and do

A Rossetto, A Nicholas, J Pirkis, N Reavley

Report  |  2016

Improving access to primary mental healthcare for Indigenous Australians

Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Justine Fletcher, Kylie King, Shaun Ewen, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Why did Divisions of General Practice implement some Access to Allied Psychological Services mental health initiatives and not others?

Kylie King, Angela Nicholas, Justine Fletcher, Bridget Bassilios, Lennart Reifels, Grant Blashki, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian Health Review

Assessing patient satisfaction in an australian primary mental health care context

K King, B Bassilios, A Nicholas, J Fletcher, L Reifels, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2015  |  Advances in Mental Health

Predictors of exercise in individuals with schizophrenia: A test of the transtheoretical model of behavior change

B Bassilios, F Judd, P Pattison, A Nicholas, K Moeller-Saxone

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Schizophrenia & Related Psychoses

Introduction: Mortality in individuals with schizophrenia, including deaths not attributable to accidents and suicide, is at least..

An evaluation of an Australian initiative designed to improve interdisciplinary Collaboration in primary mental health care

Justine Fletcher, Kylie King, Jo Christo, Anna Machlin, Bridget Bassilios, Grant Blashki, Chris Gibbs, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2014  |  Evaluation and Program Planning

Uptake of a national primary mental health program by young people in Australia

Bridget Bassilios, Angela Nicholas, Lennart Reifels, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2014  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) Program: Annual Report 2013-2014

K King, B Bassilios, J Fletcher, L Reifels, A Nicholas, J Pirkis

Report  |  2014

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) Program: Evaluation of the ATAPS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services

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Report  |  2014

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program. Special Report: An evaluation of the ATAPS Child Mental Health Service.

B Bassilios, A Nicholas, J Fletcher, K King, L Reifels, M Ftanou, A Machlin, M Spittal, J Pirkis

Report  |  2014

A review of the evidence relating to interventions to build resilience among children, adolescents and young adults

N Reavley, B Bassilios, S Ryan, M Schlichthorst, A Nicholas

Report  |  2014

Mental health and the NDIS: A literature review

A NICHOLAS, L Reifels, K King, S Pollock

Report  |  2014

Mental health professional online development (MHPOD): A web-based training tool for the non-government community mental health workforce

M Ftanou, A Machlin, A Nicholas, K King, J Fletcher, C Harvey, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2014  |  ASIA-PACIFIC PSYCHIATRY

The Sexunzipped Trial: Young People's Views of Participating in an Online Randomized Controlled Trial

Angela Nicholas, Julia V Bailey, Fiona Stevenson, Elizabeth Murray

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Medical Internet Research

A review of social inclusion measures

Tim Coombs, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2013  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

The sustainability of an Australian initiative designed to improve interdisciplinary collaboration in mental health care

Kylie King, Jo Christo, Justine Fletcher, Anna Machlin, Angela Nicholas, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2013  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Interventions to reduce suicides at suicide hotspots: a systematic review

Georgina R Cox, Christabel Owens, Jo Robinson, Angela Nicholas, Anne Lockley, Michelle Williamson, Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Evaluation of Mental Health Professional Online Development (MHPOD) NGO Pilot

M Ftanou, AF Machlin, KE King, JR Fletcher, AS Nicholas, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2013

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) Program: Annual Report 2012-2013

AS Nicholas, B Bassilios, JR Fletcher, L Reifels, KE King, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2013

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program: Ten year Consolidated ATAPS evaluation report

B Bassilios, AS Nicholas, L Reifels, AF Machlin, M Ftanou, KE King, JR Fletcher, G Blashki, P Burgess, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2013

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) programThe ATAPS workforce: Mental health professional survey results

JR Fletcher, B Bassilios, KE King, L Reifels, AS Nicholas, G Blashki, P Burgess, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2013

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program: An Evaluation of the ATAPS Suicide Prevention initiative

AS Nicholas, B Bassilios, KE King, M Ftanou, AF Machlin, L Reifels, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2013

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program: Special report on experiences of the Divisions of General Practice with Tier 2 ATAPS sub-programs

KE King, JR Fletcher, B Bassilios, L Reifels, AS Nicholas, G Blashki, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2012

Emotional and adjustment issues faced by cardiac patients seen in clinical practice - A qualitative survey of experienced clinicians

Rosemary O Higgins, Barbara M Murphy, Angela Nicholas, Marian UC Worcester, Helen Lindner

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention