Lennart Reifels

Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Networks Evaluation: Final Report

Lennart Reifels, M Williamson, M Schlichthorst, L Too, A Morgan, R Roberts, P Mercer, K Munkara-Murray, H Jordan

Report  |  2020

Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Networks Evaluation: Draft Report

Lennart Reifels, Michelle Williamson, Marisa Schlichthorst, Lay San Too, Amy Morgan, Rebecca Roberts, Patrick Mercer, Kinjia Munkara-Murray, Helen Jordan

Report  |  2020

The Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Mapping and Review

Brandon Gray, Fahmy Hanna, Lennart Reifels

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The field of disaster and emergency management has shifted in focus towards the goal of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). However, th..

Trends in suicide-related research in Australia

Marisa Schlichthorst, Lennart Reifels, Karolina Krysinska, Maria Ftanou, Anna Machlin, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Background: Despite continuous research over the past 20 years in Australia there is still limited understanding of what works and..

The association between mental disorders and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of record linkage studies

Lay San Too, Matthew J Spittal, Lyndal Bugeja, Lennart Reifels, Peter Butterworth, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

Background: There has long been debate about the extent to which mental disorders contribute to suicide. We aimed to examine the e..

The Impact of the "Pause. Call. Be Heard" Campaign on Help-Seeking and Suicidal Behaviors Within Rail Environment in Victoria, Australia

Lay San Too, Anna Ross, Jane Pirkis, Nicola Reavley, Lennart Reifels

Journal article  |  2019  |  Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of the "Pause. Call. Be Heard" campaign on help-seeking and suicidal behaviors within rail environ..

Can Watching a Television Documentary Change the Way Men View Masculinity?

K King, M Schlichthorst, L Keogh, L Reifels, MJ Spittal, A Phelps, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Men’s Studies

Men’s conformity to masculine norms, such as stoicism and self-reliance, has been shown to be associated with a range of negative ..

Using Social Media Networks to Engage Men in Conversations on Masculinity and Suicide: Content Analysis of Man Up Facebook Campaign Data

Marisa Schlichthorst, Kylie King, Lennart Reifels, Andrea Phelps, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Social Media + Society

We analyzed comments published on the Man Up Facebook page (manuptvseries) during the roll-out of the Man Up digital campaign. The..

The vulnerability paradox in global mental health and its applicability to suicide

Michel LA Duckers, Lennart Reifels, Derek P De Beurs, Chris R Brewin

Journal article  |  2019  |  The British Journal of Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: Previous research has identified a vulnerability paradox in global mental health: contrary to positive associations at..

Ethical Concerns in Suicide Research: Results of an International Researcher Survey

Karl Andriessen, Lennart Reifels, Karolina Krysinska, Jo Robinson, Georgia Dempster, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

Researchers and research ethics committees share a common goal of conducting ethically sound research. However, little is known of..

Looking for the 'active ingredients' in a men's mental health promotion intervention

Jane Pirkis, Marisa Schlichthorst, Kylie King, Anne Lockley, Louise Keogh, Lennart Reifels, Matthew J Spittal, Andrea Phelps

Journal article  |  2019  |  Advances in Mental Health

Psychiatric epidemiology and disaster exposure in Australia

L Reifels, K Mills, MLA Duckers, ML O'Donnell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Community suicide prevention networks: A literature scoping review

Michelle Williamson, Marisa Schlichthorst, Helen Jordan, Lay San Too, Jane Pirkis, Lennart Reifels

Report  |  2019

The vulnerability paradox in global mental health and its applicability to suicide - CORRIGENDUM.

Michel LA Dückers, Lennart Reifels, Derek P De Beurs, Chris R Brewin

Journal article  |  2019  |  The British Journal of Psychiatry

Dealing with Ethical Concerns in Suicide Research: A Survey of Australian Researchers

Karl Andriessen, Lennart Reifels, Karolina Krysinska, Jo Robinson, Georgia Dempster, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Effectiveness of interventions for people bereaved through suicide: a systematic review of controlled studies of grief, psychosocial and suicide-related outcomes

Karl Andriessen, Karolina Krysinska, Nicole TM Hill, Lennart Reifels, Jo Robinson, Nicola Reavley, Jane Pirkis

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

Authors’ reply

L Reifels, BL Mishara, L Dargis, L Vijayakumar, MR Phillips, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Evaluation of the Lifeline ‘Pause.Call.Be Heard’ Campaign in the Rail Environment: Final Report

L Reifels, L Too, Anna Ross, N Reavley, J Pirkis

Report  |  2018

Impacts of a Documentary about Masculinity and Men's Health

Kylie King, Marisa Schlichthorst, Lennart Reifels, Louise Keogh, Matthew J Spittal, Andrea Phelps, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH

Evaluation of the Lifeline “Pause, Call, Be Heard” Campaign: Interim Survey Report

LS Too, L Reifels, A Ross, N Reavley, J Pirkis

Report  |  2018

Climate change and mental health: risks, impacts and priority actions

Katie Hayes, G Blashki, J Wiseman, S Burke, L Reifels

Journal article  |  2018  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Using a television documentary to prevent suicide in men and boys

Marisa Schlichthorst, Kylie King, Matthew Spittal, Lennart Reifels, Andrea Phelps, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY

Outcomes of Community-Based Suicide Prevention Approaches That Involve Reducing Access to Pesticides: A Systematic Literature Review

L Reifels, Brian Mishara, Luc Dargis, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Michael R Phillips, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

OBJECTIVE:Pesticide ingestion is among the most commonly utilized means of suicide worldwide. Restricting access to pesticides at ..

Suicidality Risk and (Repeat) Disaster Exposure: Findings From a Nationally Representative Population Survey

L Reifels, MJ Spittal, MLA Dückers, K Mills, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Psychiatry

Objective: Despite growing awareness of adverse mental health consequences, the scarce existing evidence on the link of disaster e..

A Process and Intermediate Outcomes Evaluation of an Australian Recovery College

T Hall, H Jordan, L Reifels, S Belmore, D Hardy, H Thompson, L Brophy

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Recovery in Mental Health

Recovery Colleges are a rapidly expanding innovative approach aimed at supporting the personal recovery of people with mental heal..

Health and disaster risk reduction regarding the Sendai Framework

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Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian Journal of Emergency Management

An expert workshop was held at the University of Melbourne in July 2017 to consider disaster risk reduction for the health sector ..

Reducing the future risk of trauma: On the integration of global disaster policy within specific health domains and established fields of practice

L Reifels

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The global increase in the frequency and severity of natural hazards and extreme climatic events necessitates more efficient globa..

Research Priorities in Suicide Prevention: Review of Australian Research from 2010–2017 Highlights Continued Need for Intervention Research

L Reifels, M Ftanou, K Krysinska, A Machlin, J Robinson, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Suicide is a major public health concern in Australia and globally, requiring targeted research efforts to build the evidence base..

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

L Reifels, undefined Nicholas, undefined Fletcher, undefined Bassilios, undefined King, undefined Ewen, undefined Pirkis

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..

Health and disaster risk reduction regarding the Sendai Framework

L Reifels, undefined Arbon, Paul, undefined Capon, Anthony, undefined Handmer, John, undefined Humphrey, Alistair, undefined Murray, Virginia, undefined Spencer, Caroline, undefined Wong, Diana F

Book Chapter  |  2018

Research Priorities in Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Questionnaire: Interim report

L Reifels, M Ftanou, J Robinson, K Krysinska, J Pirkis

Report  |  2017

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

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

Research Priorities in Suicide Prevention: Final Report

L Reifels, M Ftanou, K Krysinska, A Machlin, J Robinson, J Pirkis

Report  |  2017

Addressing climate change and reducing disaster risk to reap health benefits

L REIFELS, A Workman

Book Chapter  |  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

Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service: Program Theory & Logic and the Monitoring & Evaluation Framework

L REIFELS, B Hamilton, C Roper, Vrinda Eden, JUSTINE Fletcher, LISA Brophy

Report  |  2016

Patterns and Predictors of Primary Mental Health Service Use Following Bushfire and Flood Disasters

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

Journal article  |  2015  |  DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS

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

Mind Australia Recovery College Evaluation Framework

H Jordan, L Reifels

Report  |  2015

Examining Disaster Mental Health Workforce Capacity

Lennart Reifels, Lucio Naccarella, Grant Blashki, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2014  |  PSYCHIATRY-INTERPERSONAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES

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: Evaluation of the ATAPS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services

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Report  |  2014

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) 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

Mental health and the NDIS: A literature review

A NICHOLAS, L Reifels, K King, S Pollock

Report  |  2014

Lessons learned about psychosocial responses to disaster and mass trauma: an international perspective

Lennart Reifels, Luca Pietrantoni, Gabriele Prati, Yoshiharu Kim, Dean G Kilpatrick, Grete Dyb, James Halpern, Miranda Olff, Chris R Brewin, Meaghan O'Donnell

Journal article  |  2013  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY

Suicide prevention: Evaluation of a pilot intervention in a primary care context

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

Journal article  |  2013  |  JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH

Extending the Role of Primary Care Agencies in Mental Health Responses to Disaster

Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2013  |  DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS

Innovations in primary mental healthcare

Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Kylie E King, Justine R Fletcher, Grant Blashki, Jane E Pirkis

Journal article  |  2013  |  AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW

Examining disaster mental health workforce capacity

L Reifels, L Naccarella, G Blashki, J Pirkis

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY

Examining Victoria's Disaster Mental Health Capacity: Towards Systematic Disaster Mental Health Workforce and Service Planning

L REIFELS

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2013

Natural disasters increasingly impact on the Victorian population, resulting in greater calls on mental health services and provid..

A systematic approach to building the mental health response capacity of practitioners in a post-disaster context

L Reifels, B Bassilios, D Forbes, M Creamer, D Wade, S Coates, M Hopwood, J Pirkis

Journal article  |  2013  |  Advances in Mental Health

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: 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) 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

Enhanced Primary Mental Health Services in Response to Disaster (vol 63, pg 868, 2012)

Bridget Bassilios, Lennart Reifels, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2012  |  PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES

Enhanced Primary Mental Health Services in Response to Disaster

Bridget Bassilios, Lennart Reifels, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2012  |  PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES

Meso and Micro Level Workforce Challenges in Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Lennart Reifels, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2012  |  PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION JOURNAL

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program:  Update on the achievements of Tier 1 and Tier 2 ATAPS

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

Report  |  2012

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) program:  Update on the achievements of Tier 1 and Tier 2 ATAPS

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

Report  |  2012

The Victorian Disaster Mental Health Workforce Capacity Survey

L Reifels, L Naccarella, G Blashki, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2012

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Program: Special report on the Assessment of Client Satisfaction

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

Report  |  2012

Evaluation of the Australian Government's Mental Health Response to the 2010-11 Floods and Cyclone Yasi

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

Report  |  2012

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

National telemental health responses to a major bushfire disaster

Lennart Reifels, Bridget Bassilios, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2012  |  JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE

Evaluating the Access to Allied Pyschological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program: Update on the achievements of the ATAPS projects

B Bassilios, AF Machlin, L Reifels, JR Fletcher, KE King, F Kohn, G Blashki, P Burgess, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2011

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services (ATAPS) component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOiMHC) program: An overview of the achievements of Tier 1 and Tier 2 ATAPS

B BASSILIOS, KE King, JR Fletcher, L Reifels, G Blashki, P Burgess, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2011

Evaluating the Access to Allied Psychological Services component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care program: Evaluation of the Specialist Services for Consumers at Risk of Suicide: Improving access to and outcomes from mental health care

L Reifels, B Bassilios, KE King, JR Fletcher, F Kohn, G Blashki, P Burgess, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2011

Evaluating the access to allied psychological services component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Program: Final report for the evaluation of the Specialist Services for Consumers at Risk of Suicide Pilot

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

Report  |  2011

Evaluation of the Australian Federal Government Mental Health Response to the Victorian Bushfires: Evaluation Report

L Reifels, B Bassilios, JE Pirkis

Report  |  2010

Psychological aspects of reconciliation

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Report  |  2001