eMH and Suicide Prevention - Reconnecting after a suicide attempt (RAFT)
Suicide is the leading cause of death amongst young Australians, and the first few days after a suicide attempt are particularly high risk. Researchers at the Black Dog Institute are developing a text-message follow-up for people who have recently made a suicide attempt.
RAFT will automatically send text messages to people who have recently been discharged from hospital, and will contain information on help and support available to them. Messages will also contain links to online self-care resources for known risk factors.
The content of the intervention has been developed with a lived experience design group, and the system will be piloted in the new year in Sydney and Toowoomba.
Hear more at http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4328452.htm
Gerhard is a full professor of Clinical Psychology at Linköping University, Sweden since 2003, an
d affiliated researcher at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. Professor Andersson is an internationally recognized researcher in the field of CBT delivered through information and communication technology, as well as the author of the book “The Internet and CBT: a clinical guide”.
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