Lennart Reifels

What works in community-led suicide prevention: Perspectives of wesley lifeforce network coordinators

L Reifels, A Morgan, LS Too, M Schlichthorst, M Williamson, H Jordan

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Community coalitions have been recognised as an important vehicle to advance health promotion and address relevant local health is..

Ethical concerns in suicide research: thematic analysis of the views of human research ethics committees in Australia

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

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC Medical Ethics

BACKGROUND: Suicide research aims to contribute to a better understanding of suicidal behaviour and its prevention. However, there..

Immediate and long-term health impact of exposure to gas-mining induced earthquakes and related environmental stressors.

Michel LA Dückers, Christos Baliatsas, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Robert A Verheij, Lennart Reifels, C Joris Yzermans

Journal article  |  2021  |  European Journal of Public Health

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the public health impact of chronic exposure to physical and social stressors in the human envir..

Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Family Members and Other Informal Support Persons of Individuals Who Have Made a Suicide Attempt

Karolina Krysinska, Karl Andriessen, Ingrid Ozols, Lennart Reifels, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2021  |  Crisis: the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention

Background: Individuals recovering from a suicide attempt may benefit from support provided by informal carers, that is, family me..

Lived experience peer support programs for suicide prevention: a systematic scoping review

Marisa Schlichthorst, Ingrid Ozols, Lennart Reifels, Amy Morgan

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Background: Peer-led support models have gained increasing popularity in suicide prevention. While previous reviews show positive ..

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..