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Email

l.reifels@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Principal Research Fellow, Mental Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne

Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE

Australian Institute of Education and Training
Masters (Research)
Free University of Berlin
ORCID

0000-0001-7844-5163

A/Prof Lennart Reifels

Principal Research Fellow, Mental Health
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

145 Scholarly works
14 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Translational Needs: Informing Tools to Close the Knowledge‐to‐Practice Gap in Suicide Prevention
    DOI: 10.1002/hpja.70142
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Evaluation of Every Life: The Queensland Suicide Prevention Strategy
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    LIFEWAYS - Translating Suicide Prevention Research Into Policy and Practice
  • 2022

    Journal article

    The long-term impact of bushfires on the mental health of Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2022.2087980
  • 2019

    Research Contracts

    National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Psychiatric epidemiology and disaster exposure in Australia
    DOI: 10.1017/S2045796017000531
  • 2018

    Book Chapter

    Health and disaster risk reduction regarding the Sendai Framework
Lennart Reifels

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2022
Research Team Achievement Award Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
2022
Best Research Paper Award, Social Science & Policy Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
2019
Best Scientific Paper Award - WADEM World Congress World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
2016
EU Scholar in Residence (Scholarship) European Union Centre on Shared Complex Challenges

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
    DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01637-X
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.08.015
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Effectiveness of suicide postvention service models and guidelines 2014–2024: A scoping review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108279
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Global, regional, and national burden of suicide, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
    DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00006-4
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
    DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00009-X
  • 2025

    Journal article

    From rising temperature to eco-emotions: exploring the impact of climate change on suicidality
    DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101491
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Recovery work in cascading and compounding disasters: A qualitative study of community recovery workers in Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.105152
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Implementation of Complex Suicide Prevention Interventions: Insights into Barriers, Facilitators and Lessons Learned
    DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2024.2368127

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