Real-time monitoring of suicide and self-harm clusters

Project Details

Suicide is a major health problem and especially when suicides occur in clusters. Currently, coroners largely rely on community member reports to initiate an investigation into the presence of a cluster. This program will address this substantial gap by developing and implementing a real-time suicide and self-harm cluster monitoring system. Outcomes include a monthly reporting system about clusters to coroners and state health departments so that they can initiate an evidence-informed response.

Researchers

Professor Matthew Spittal (Project Lead)
m.spittal@unimelb.edu.au

Funding

NHMRC