A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Media-Based Suicide Prevention Intervention for Australian Men.

Boys Do Cry: a randomised controlled trial testing the effects of a music video promoting help-seeking for mental health difficulties in Australian men

A Nicholas, SS Requena, S Rice, MJ Spittal, A MacKinnon, Z Seidler, M Ftanou, J Fletcher, L Le, C Mihalopoulos, J Pirkis

2025-12-01

Background: In Australia and internationally, it is men who predominately die by suicide. Men are less likely than women to seek h..

Boys Do Cry: what do Australian men think of a music video encouraging them to talk about their mental health struggles?

A Nicholas, S Scotti Requena, S Rice, Z Seidler, M Ftanou, J Fletcher, J Pirkis

2025-12-01

Background: Suicides by men account for three-quarters of all Australian suicides. This increased risk may relate to the tradition..

Masculinity and suicidal thoughts and behaviours in men

Simone Scotti Requena

2024-11-01

Background Internationally and in Australia, men are more likely to die by suicide than women, with traditional masculine norms po..

An Evaluation of the Boys Do Cry Suicide Prevention Media Campaign on Twitter: Mixed Methods Approach

SS Requena, J Pirkis, D Currier, M Conway, S Lee, J Turnure, J Cummins, A Nicholas

2023-01-01

Background: In most countries, men are more likely to die by suicide than women. Adherence to dominant masculine norms, such as be..

The effectiveness of a media-based intervention promoting help-seeking for mental health difficulties by Australian men: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

A Nicholas, SS Requena, M Ftanou, S Rice, J Fletcher, A Mackinnon, Z Seidler, LKD Le, C Mihalopoulos, J Pirkis

2022-12-01

Background: Approximately one fifth of Australian males aged 16+ experience mood, anxiety or substance use disorders in a given ye..