Ms Kerri Jackson

Ms Kerri Jackson

Ms Kerri Jackson of Central Queensland University was awarded $105,000 for their proposed PhD Scholarship thesis titled:

Peer Support in Suicide Prevention.

This research will make a substantial contribution to the field of suicidology with regard to the place of peer support in suicide prevention; explore and provide evidence of the ways in which peers can be a protective factor for people contemplating suicide, and identify and document the ways, in which peers currently provide suicide prevention services around the world.

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