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Researchers design machine learning models to better predict adolescent suicide and self-harm risk: study

04 Sep 2023

Artificial intelligence can help to identify risk factors for suicide and self-harm, according to new research from UNSW Sydney.

Children as young as 10 are repeat self-harming: study

21 Nov 2022

The risk of repeat self-harm in young people is highest in the first month after an initial self-harm hospital presentation.

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Artificial intelligence may improve suicide prevention in the future

06 Oct 2022

Machine learning algorithms could be more accurate and reliable than conventional methods of predicting suicide risk.

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Royal commission delivers damning interim report on defence and veteran suicide. Here’s what happens next

15 Aug 2022

The evidence presented and initial findings show how important the royal commission is.

What the Delta lockdown is doing to your mental health

25 Aug 2021

A UNSW expert on post-traumatic stress and anxiety explains why this year’s lockdown is affecting everyone – and especially vulnerable groups – differently.

For many military veterans, leaving the force is the biggest battle

29 Mar 2021

Even healthy, well-adjusted veterans struggle with the transition from military to civilian life.

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COVID’s mental health fallout will last a long time. Here's how we're targeting depression and anxiety

01 Mar 2021

Financial hardships in particular are likely to lead to ongoing mental health problems, even as the pandemic subsides.

Refugees with insecure visas experience more trauma, depression and PTSD

Refugees with insecure visas experience more trauma, depression and post-traumatic stress: study

16 Dec 2019

A new study has revealed the association between refugees’ visas and their mental health.

Children and adolescents with mental illness facing hospitalisation

When admission to psychiatric hospitals is recommended for children

13 Aug 2019

UNSW Sydney contributes to guidelines which indicate when children and adolescents should be treated in psychiatric hospitals.

Suicide rates in suicidal people discharged from hospital down 50%

10 Apr 2019

A new study by UNSW Sydney researchers has explored half a century of research into the suicide rates of people discharged from hospital after they presented with suicidal thoughts or behaviours.

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