Community Survey Preliminary Results

About the survey Who is the survey for? How is it completed? 18yrs+ Residing in Illawarra Shoalhaven How is it completed? Disseminated via Facebook 2nd June 2017 to 31st July 2017 What does it measure? Suicidal Ideation Psychological distress Knowledge of suicide Attitudes towards suicide Help-seeking behaviours

Who has completed the survey so far? 270 responses 18 – 76 years old (mean = 42.8) 79% Female

Who has completed the survey so far? Caucasian

High levels of education Who has completed the survey so far? High levels of education

Who has completed the survey so far? 70 % employed 43% f/t – 27% p/t

What are the results so far? Stigma, distress & suicidal ideation Relatively low stigma towards suicide Agreed isolation and depression is associated with suicide Low levels of distress and low risk of suicide

What are the results so far? Statement % correct responses People who have thoughts about suicide should not tell others about it 92.9 Most people who suicide are psychotic 85.1 Talking about suicide always increases the risk of suicide 84.6 Seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist can help prevent someone from suicide 84.2 A suicidal person will always be suicidal and entertain thoughts of suicide 79.9 Very few people have thoughts about suicide 76.0 Not all people who attempt suicide plan their attempt in advance 75.7 If assessed by a psychiatrist, everyone who kills themselves would be diagnosed as depressed 68.0 Men are more likely to die by suicide than women People who talk about suicide rarely kill themselves 63.5 People who want to attempt suicide can change their mind quickly 44.9 There is a strong relationship between alcoholism and suicide 33.7

Can we increase participation? Ethics only approved for promotion via Facebook Which groups can we target via Facebook? Where can we share the link?