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Contents
Foreword .............................................................................................................. 3
Wesley Mission ...................................................................................................... 3
Suicide Prevention Australia ..................................................................................4
Executive summary ............................................................................................ 5
Summary of recommendations ........................................................................ 7
What the evidence says ..................................................................................... 8
Economic overview ............................................................................................ 11
Domestic violence .............................................................................................16
What does the evidence say about domestic violence? .....................................16
Domestic violence in relation to suicide prevention
and mental health ................................................................................................. 17
Substance abuse and alcohol consumption ................................................. 19
What does the evidence say about substance abuse
and alcohol consumption? ................................................................................... 19
Substance abuse and alcohol consumption in relation
to suicide prevention and mental health ..............................................................19
Social isolation ...................................................................................................22
What does the evidence say about social isolation?...........................................22
Social isolation and older Australians...................................................................23
Homelessness ....................................................................................................24
What does the evidence say about homelessness? ...........................................24
Homelessness in relation to suicide prevention and mental health ....................24
The role of the media .........................................................................................26
Appendix .............................................................................................................29
References ..........................................................................................................35
Reducing distress in the community following the COVID-19 pandemic
June 2020
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