Alison Kennedy|Susan Brumby|Vincent L. Versace|Tristan Brumby-Rendell
Online assessment of suicide stigma, literacy and effect in Australia’s rural farming community
Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University
australia farming populations identified higher rates suicide comparison metropolitan rural regional communities reasons unclear although stigma considered risk factor study designed understand role suicide stigma suicide literacy relationship thesea mixedmethods online intervention developed paper reports baseline quantitative data suicide stigma suicide literacy suicide effect collected male female rural australian participants n 536 experience suicidewhen compared previous australian community samples sample demonstrated higher levels stigma higher levels suicide literacy males likely considered suicide females females likely males report devastating ongoing effect suicide bereavement less likely previous australian community sampleresults study reiterate need improved understanding risk factors experience suicide within context life work rural australian farming communities best practice adapted improve stigma reduction suicide prevention effortsthis research project registered australian new zealand clinical trials registry anzctr actrn12616000289415 7th march 2016