Characteristics of surveillance systems for suicide and self-harm: A sco** review

AC Silva, AS Vanzela, LFS Pedrollo… - PLOS global public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Suicide is a complex public health issue. Surveillance systems play a vital role
in identifying trends and epidemiologic needs, informing public health strategies, and …

National suicide prevention strategy of India: Implementation challenges and the way forward

R Ransing, SMY Arafat, V Menon, SK Kar - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2023 - thelancet.com
The prevalence of suicide in India is higher than the global average, 1 with a suicide rate of
11· 3 per 100 000 population in 2020. 2 The 2017 Mental Health Care Act (MHCA 2017) …

Opioid‐related ambulance attendances during the first 2 years of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia

M McGrath, M Stare, P Chua, R Ogeil, Z Nehme… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Public health measures introduced to contain the spread of
the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus likely affected opioid supply and demand, as well as the patterns …

Diverging trends in alcohol-related harms: The role of comorbid mental health, suicide and self-harm behaviors in ambulance attendances for alcohol intoxication …

RP Ogeil, M McGrath, J Grigg, A Peart… - Journal of Affective …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Alcohol harms changed significantly during COVID-19, but did not affect the
population equally. Vulnerable groups including people with pre-existing mental health or …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying prehospital trauma patients from ambulance patient care records; comparing two methods using linked data in New South Wales, Australia

M Miller, L Jorm, C Partyka, B Burns, K Habig, C Oh… - Injury, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Linked datasets for trauma system monitoring should ideally follow patients
from the prehospital scene to hospital admission and post-discharge. Having a well-defined …

Changes in alcohol intoxication-related ambulance attendances during COVID-19: how have government announcements and policies affected ambulance call outs?

RP Ogeil, D Scott, A Faulkner, J Wilson… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background In response to COVID-19, government-mandated health directives including
widespread lockdowns were implemented. Changes in alcohol purchasing were reported …

Suicide crisis calls to emergency services: Cohort profile and findings from a data linkage study in Queensland, Australia

C Meurk, L Wittenhagen, E Bosley… - Australian & New …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Aims: Police and paramedics play a crucial role in responding to suicide
crises in the community. However, little is known about the nature, extent, precipitating …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescent suicidal behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: Analysis of acute harms assessed via ambulance data

D Scott, M McGrath, N Beard, S Chislett… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose This study investigated changes in suicidal ideation, attempts, and nonsuicidal self-
injury (NSSI)-related ambulance attendances among adolescents during the COVID-19 …

The Danish Drowning Cohort: Utstein-style data from fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents in Denmark

N Breindahl, K Bitzer, OB Sørensen… - BMC Medical Research …, 2025 - Springer
Background Effective interventions to reduce drowning incidents require accurate and
reliable data for scientific analysis. However, the lack of high-quality evidence and the …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in ambulance attendances between children with and without an identified history of out-of-home-care

R Baldwin, S Baidawi, C Grove, T Lam, RP Ogeil… - Child Abuse & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Children in out-of-home-care (OOHC) are a vulnerable population, typically
with complex needs, however there is minimal research examining the behavioural …