Congratulations to Faculty staff, Professor Suzanne McLaren, Associate Professor Larissa Bamberry, Dr Taneile Kitchingman, and Associate Professor Cliff Lewis who are part of a team led by Associate Professor Samantha Jakimowicz (Faculty of Science and Health) awarded $50,000 to conduct Phase 1 of an evaluation of The Healthy Communities Foundation Australia National Rural and Remote Suicide Prevention Program.
Phase 1 will evaluate retrospective data to determine the implementation and impact of the program delivered during 2022-2023 to the four target population groups (First Nations Peoples, farmers, young people, and LGBTIQA+ people) in rural and remote areas of Australia. This phase will involve stakeholder workshops, interviews, and focus groups. A scoping review of the literature on the introduction, implementation, and evaluation of suicide prevention programs in rural or remote areas targeting the four groups will also be conducted.
The Research Team
