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Footnotes

Chapter 1 Introduction

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Suicides, Australia 2005 (2007), cat no 3309.0, p 13.

[2] ABS, Suicides, Australia 2005 (2007), cat no 3309.0, p 13.

[3] Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Injury among young Australians, Bulletin 60 (2008), cat no AUS 102, pp 1-2.

[4] ABS, Causes of Death, Australia 2009 (2011), cat no 3303.0, p 26.

[5] Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing, Discussion Paper for the Inquiry into Early Intervention Aimed at Preventing Youth Suicide (December 2010).

[6] Parliament of Australia, Report of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee, The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia (June 2010).

[7] Commonwealth Response to The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia, Report of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee (November 2010).

Chapter 2 Understanding Youth Suicide

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Suicides, Australia 2005 (2007), cat no 3309.0.

[2] ABS, Causes of Death, Australia 2009 (2011), cat no 3303.0.

[3] Australian Institute of Health Welfare (AIHW) website, http://www.aihw.gov.au/aihw-national-mortality-database/, viewed on 20 May 2011.

[4] ABS, Causes of Death, Australia 2009 (2011), cat no 3303.0, p 25.

[5] ABS, Causes of Death, Australia 2009 (2011), cat no 3303.0, p 25.

[6] ABS, Causes of Death, Australia 2009 (2011), cat no 3303.0, p 26.

[7] ABS, Suicides, Australia 2005 (2007), cat no 3309.0, p 7.

[8] ABS, Suicides, Australia 2005 (2007), cat no 3309.0, p 4; ABS, Causes of Death, Australian 2009 (2010), cat no 3303.0, p 27.

[9] ABS, Suicides, Australia 2005 (2007), cat no 3309.0, p 4; ABS, Causes of Death, Australia 2009 (2010), cat no 3303.0, p 27.

[10] ABS, Suicides, Australia 2005 (2007), cat no 3309.0, p 17.

[11] ABS & AIHW, Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (2008), cat no 4704.0, p 169. See also: AIHW, Injury among young Australians, Bulletin 60 (2008), cat no AUS 102, p 29.

[12] AIHW, Injury among young Australians, Bulletin 60 (2008), cat no AUS 102, p 30.

[13] AIHW, Rural, regional and remote health: a study on mortality, 2^nd Edition (2007), cat no PHE 95, pp 201-202.

[14] AIHW, Injury among young Australians, Bulletin 60 (2008), cat no AUS 102, p 30.

[15] Diversity Health Institute, Submission No 12, p 1.

[16] BoysTown, Submission No 10, p 15; Diversity Health Institute, Submission No 10, p 7; Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 18, p 2-3.

[17] Australian Psychological Society (APS), Submission No 21, p 4.

[18] BoysTown, Submission No 10, p 15; Diversity Health Institute, Submission No 10, p 7.

[19] Inspire Foundation, Submission No 4, p 8.

[20] Inspire Foundation, Submission No 4, p 8; Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation, Submission No 9, p 9.

[21] Prof G Martin, Submission No 1, p 13; Inspire Foundation, Submission No 4, p 6.

[22] Name Withheld, Submission No 8, p 1; BoysTown, Submission No 10, p 15.

[23] See for example: Suicide Prevention Australia, Submission No 11, p 9; Mr C Gostelow, WA Department of Education, Transcript of Evidence, 31 January 2011, p 25.

[24] ABS, Causes of Death, Australia 2009 (2011), cat no 3303.0, p 25.

[25] Mechanisms common in suicide include hanging, strangulation or suffocation; poisoning by drugs or other methods including alcohol or carbon monoxide fumes; use of firearms; drowning; jumping from a high place.

[26] ABS, Causes of Death, Australia 2009 (2011), cat no 3303.0, p 29.

[27] Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA), Submission No 11, p 9.

[28] See for example: The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), Submission No 3, p 11; headspace, Submission No 14, p 4.

[29] Mr S Phillips, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Transcript of Evidence, 15 February 2010, p 29.

[30] See for example: RANZCP, Submission No 3, p 4; Diversity Health Institute, Submission No 12, p 6; Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 18, p 3.

[31] See for example: Diversity Health Institute, Submission No 12, p 5; Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 18, p 3.

[32] AIHW, Harrison JE, Pointer S and Elnour AA, A review of suicide statistics in Australia. Injury research and statistics series no. 49 (2009).

[33] Mrs A Schmider, ABS, Transcript of Evidence, 11 February 2011, p 4.

[34] Suicide Prevention Australia’s website, http://suicidepreventionaust.org/CurrentProjects.aspx, viewed on 13 April 2011.

[35] Parliament of Australia, Senate Community Affairs References Committee, The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia (June 2010). (See Recommendations 2-7, 21 & 28).

[36] See for example: Beautrais A, Risk factors for suicide and attempted suicide among young people, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, (2000), Vol 34, pp 420-36; Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, LIFE: Research and Evidence in Suicide Prevention (2007), pp 12-23.

[37] Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, LIFE: Research and Evidence in Suicide Prevention (2007), p 14.

[38] SPA, Submission No 11, pp 10-11.

[39] SPA, Submission No 11, pp 10-11.

[40] Lifeline Australia, Submission No 2, p 10.

Chapter 3 Interventions to Reduce Youth Suicide

[1] Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA), Submission No 10, p 14.

[2] Dr C Wilson, Submission No 17, p 1.

[3] Dr R Matthews, Australian Psychological Society (APS), Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 21.

[4] BoysTown, Submission No 10, p 30.

[5] Billard Aboriginal Corporation, Submission No 16, p 2.

[6] Diversity Health Institute, Submission No 12, p 1.

[7] APS, Submission No 21, p 4.

[8] Billard Aboriginal Corporation, Submission No 16, p 2.

[9] SPA, Submission No 11, p 22.

[10] See for example: Lifeline, Submission No 2, p 9; SPA, Submission No 11, p 2; Diversity Health Institute, Submission No 12, p 10; Billard Aboriginal Community, Submission No 16, p 6; Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 18, p 4; Ms H Jevons, Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Transcript of Evidence, 30 June 2010, p 13.

[11] SPA, Submission No 11, p 23.

[12] SPA, Submission No 15, p 7.

[13] Prof G Martin, Submission No 1, p 15; SPA, Submission No 11, p 11.

[14] Mitchell, Penny. Valuing Young Lives: Evaluation of the National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2000.

[15] SPA, Submission No 11, p 11.

[16] Prof G Martin, Submission No 1, p 1.

[17] Prof G Martin, Submission No 1, p 6.

[18] Inspire Foundation, Submission No 4, p 3.

[19] Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, LIFE: A framework for prevention of suicide in Australia (2007), p 8.

[20] Australian Government Mental Health and Well Being website, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/mentalhealth/publishing.nsf/content/national-suicide-prevention-strategy-1, viewed on 15 April 2011.

[21] LIFE Framework website, http://www.livingisforeveryone.com.au, viewed on 2 June 2011.

[22] Australian Government Mental Health and Well Being website, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/mentalhealth/publishing.nsf/Content/children-and-youth-lp-1, viewed on 30 May 2011.

[23] SPA, Submission No 11, pp 15-16.

[24] Prof G Martin, Submission No 1, pp 3-4.

[25] See for example: Lifeline Australia, Submission No 2, pp 3-4; The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), Submission No 3, pp 7-8; headspace, Submission No 14, p 1.

[26] Parliament of Australia, Senate Community Affairs References Committee, The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia (June 2010). (See Recommendations 23--27, 29, 30, 32-34).

[27] Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing, Discussion Paper for the Inquiry into Early Intervention Aimed at Preventing Youth Suicide (December 2010).

[28] Budget 2011-12, Budget Statements Department of Health and Ageing – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, p 310.

[29] Budget 2011-12, Budget Statements Department of Health and Ageing – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, p 312-3.

[30] Budget 2011-12, Budget Statements Department of Health and Ageing – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, p 313.

[31] Budget 2011-12, Budget Statements Department of Health and Ageing – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, p 316.

[32] Budget 2011-12, Budget Statements Department of Health and Ageing – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, p 313.

[33] Budget 2011-12, Budget Statements Department of Health and Ageing – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, p 313.

[34] Budget 2011-12, Budget Statements Department of Health and Ageing – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, pp 314-5.

[35] See for example: Lifeline Australia, Submission No 2, p 4; Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation, Submission No 17, p 11; BoysTown, Submission No 10, pp 13-14; SPA, Submission No 15, p 2; Dr C Wilson, Transcript of Evidence, 11 February 2011, p 38.

[36] SPA, Submission No 15, p. 4.

[37] Australian National University, Submission No 13, p 1.

[38] Diversity Health Institute, Submission 12, p 8; Dr C Wilson, Submission No 17, p 1.

[39] Australian National University, Submission No 13, p 1.

[40] Youth Focus, Submission No 20, pp 6-7.

[41] SPA, Submission No 11, p 34.

[42] Dr C Wilson, Transcript of Evidence, 11 February 2011, p 40.

[43] Ms J Robinson, Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 37.

[44] BoysTown, Submission No 10.1, p 2; SPA, Submission No 15, p 5.

[45] RANZCP, Submission No 3, p 4.

[46] SPA, Submission No 11, p 18.

[47] Lifeline, Submission No 2, p 8.

[48] National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) website, http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/dataset/disease/mental.php, viewed on 7 June 2011.

[49] Australian Government, Australian Research Council website, http://www.arc.gov.au/search/default.asp?qu=Suicide; viewed on 21 June 2011.

[50] LIFE Framework website, ASPAC Communiqué, 2 March 2011 Meeting, http://www.livingisforeveryone.com.au/Communiqués-.html, viewed on 20 June 2011.

[51] NHMRC website, http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/partnerships/index.htm, viewed on 7 June 2011.

[52] RANZCP, Submission No 3, p 4.

[53] Ms J Robinson, Orygen, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, pp 36-37.

[54] Parliament of Australia, Senate Community Affairs References Committee, The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia (June 2010). (See Recommendations 35 & 36).

[55] Budget 2011-12, Portfolio Budget Statement – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, p 310.

[56] Budget 2011-12, Portfolio Budget Statement – Outcome 11 – Mental Health, p 314.

[57] Mr A Woodward, Lifeline Australia, Transcript of Evidence, 11 February 2011, p 41.

Chapter 4 A Strategic Approach to Youth Suicide

[1] Ms J Robinson, Orgyen Youth Health Research Centre (Orgyen), Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 31.

[2] Mr C Tanti, headspace, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 23. See also: Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 19, p 3.

[3] headspace, Submission No 14, p 7.

[4] See for example: Ms M Perry, Centrecare, Transcript of Evidence, 31 January 2011, p 53.

[5] Mr C Tanti, headspace, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 26.

[6] Mr S Phillips, Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Transcript of Evidence, 15 February 2010, p 38.

[7] See for example: headspace, Submission No 14, pp 7-8; Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA), Submission No 15, p 4; Australian Psychological Society (APS), Submission No 21, pp 9-10.

[8] APS, Submission No 21, pp 9-10.

[9] SPA, Submission No 15, p 4

[10] See for example: SPA, Submission No 11, pp 29-30; headspace, Submission No 14, pp 8-9; Mr C Tanti, headspace, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 27.

[11] Mr C Tanti, headspace, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 27.

[12] See for example: BoysTown, Submission No 10, p 5; SPA, Submission No 15, p 2; Youth Focus, Submission No 20, p 3.

[13] Mr M Mitchell, Statewide Indigenous Mental Health Service, Transcript of Evidence, 31 January 2011, p 35.

[14] headspace, Submission No 14, p 8. See also: BoysTown, Submission No 10, p 30.

[15] Ms J Robinson, Orygen, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 28.

[16] Australian Government, Australian Youth Forum website, http://www.youth.gov.au/ayf/HaveASay/Pages/TopicDetails.aspx?TopicID=65, viewed on 7 June 2011.

[17] Fourth national mental health plan: an agenda for collaborative government action in mental health 2009-2014, p 36.

[18] Fourth national mental health plan: an agenda for collaborative government action in mental health 2009-2014, p 40.

[19] APS, Submission No 21, p 9.

[20] Mr C Tanti, headspace, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 15.

[21] Dr D Watson, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 16.

[22] See for example: SPA. Submission No 11, pp 15-16; headspace, Submission No 14, p 9; APS, Submission No 21, pp 6-7.

[23] Dr B Graetz, beyondblue, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 19.

[24] Ms M Blanchard, Inspire Foundation, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 22.

[25] See for example: Lifeline Australia, Submission No 2, p 7; Inspire Foundation, Submission No 4, p 9; SPA, Submission No 15, p 5.

[26] RANZCP, Submission No 3, p 13.

[27] Commonwealth Response to The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia: Report of the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee, p 40.

[28] APS, Submission No 21, p 7; Dr D Watson, RANZCP, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 8.

[29] APS, Submission No 21, p 7.

[30] See for example: RANZCP, Submission No 3, p 12-13; Dr B Graetz, beyondblue, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 18.

[31] Mr A Woodward, Lifeline Australia, Transcript of Evidence, 30 June 2010, p 23.

[32] Ms J Robinson, Orygen, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 19.

[33] Ms J Robinson, Orygen, Transcript of Evidence, 20 April 2010, p 29.

[34] APS, Submission No 21, pp 8-9.

[35] Commonwealth Response to The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia: Report of the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee. (see Recommendations 8, 15, 16 &31).