Sep 30

Dr Mark Larsen

Dr Mark Larsen

Dr Mark Larsen of the University of New South Wales was awarded $523,614 for their NHMRC Ideas Grant project titled:

Preventing repeated self-poisoning: A brief therapy text message intervention.

Hospital-treated self-harm is a strong predictor of suicide. Providing follow up after discharge from hospital reduces the risk of a repeat episode, while failure to follow-up increases the risk. Yet, many people do not receive effective follow-up, partly because it is resource intensive and difficult to deliver. The Reconnecting After Self-Poisoning (RAFT) project seeks to improve care for people following self-harm using text message follow-ups with links to online therapeutic content.

For more information on the funding opportunities available through the Suicide Prevention Research Fund please visit this page.

About The Author

Suicide Prevention Australia remembers those we have lost to suicide and acknowledges the suffering suicide brings when it touches our lives. We are brought together by experience and unified by hope.
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