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The Lifeline Research Office collaborates with Australian and international experts to strengthen the evidence base for crisis support and suicide prevention.

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Policy Submission

Senate Select Committee on Disaster Recovery and Resilience

Submission outlining Lifeline’s role in disaster response, mental health impacts of climate-driven disasters, and recommendations for national resilience and preparedness planning.
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Policy Submission

Australian poverty – and its relationship to suicide

A detailed submission outlining how poverty and socioeconomic disadvantage drive suicide risk in Australia, with evidence-based analysis and policy recommendations.
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National Coalition response to WHO Suicide Prevention report

Lifeline’s Out of the Shadows campaign urges Australians to show support, connect virtually, and remind those struggling with suicide they’re not alone.
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Policy Submission

Victorian Royal Commission – Mental Health

Lifeline’s submission to the Victorian Royal Commission outlining suicide-prevention gaps, service challenges and 14 recommendations to strengthen Victoria’s mental health system.
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Chinese Lifeline Feasibility Study

A feasibility study examining Chinese Australians’ mental health needs, service gaps, cultural barriers, and the viability of a Mandarin/Cantonese Lifeline service.
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Research Project

TeleHealth & eMental Health in Australia

Discussion of Australia’s telehealth and e-mental health landscape, outlining challenges, emerging opportunities and priorities for improving digital mental health services.
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Lifeline Research Report – 2014

Overview of Lifeline’s 2014 research, evaluations and advocacy, highlighting new evidence, service improvements, consumer-focused studies and national suicide prevention contributions.
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Lifeline Research Report – 2013

A summary of Lifeline’s 2013 research activity, highlighting new evidence, collaborations and evaluations shaping crisis support and suicide prevention practice.
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Transforming Suicide Prevention Research

National action plan outlining priorities, gaps and system reforms needed to transform suicide prevention research in Australia over the next decade.
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Current research

The Lifeline Research Office partners with leading Australian and international research groups to grow the crisis support and suicide prevention evidence base. This research is the cornerstone of Lifeline’s service provision, advocacy and policy advice.

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Lived Experience Advisory Group

Lifeline Australia recognises the varied and profound ways suicide and crisis impacts the lives of many Australians. We acknowledge the inherent value of lived experience of crisis and suicidality and are committed to ensuring that this experience meaningfully informs our work and services.

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