Nicholas Procter
@nicholasprocter.bsky.social
Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, Trauma Informed. Latest Book https://www.cambridge.org/universitypress/subjects/medicine/nursing/mental-health-person-centred-approach-4th-edition Professor https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/nicholas.procter
When social media posts about a #suicide death include factors such the method or location of the suicide, there is an increased risk of individuals taking similar action. This resource guides #Ausmedia and others in communicating safely about suicide on social media platforms: bit.ly/3EzhzEb
📣 New Open Access Publication: Here we review 20 years of evidence on the needs, motivations, and experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explore how peer support and lived experience are embedded in these models. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Community-Based Crisis Care Beyond the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review - Community Mental Health Journal
Suicide and mental ill-health remain a major global concern, reflected by rising emergency department presentations, however there is growing recognition that these settings often do not meet the need...
link.springer.com
📣 New Open Access Publication: Here we review 20 years of evidence on the needs, motivations, and experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explore how peer support and lived experience are embedded in these models. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Community-Based Crisis Care Beyond the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review - Community Mental Health Journal
Suicide and mental ill-health remain a major global concern, reflected by rising emergency department presentations, however there is growing recognition that these settings often do not meet the need...
link.springer.com
What is the Refugee Convention? How does it work? Why does it still matter 75 years after its adoption? Our new webpage brings together answers, analysis and expert insights. 🔗 www.unsw.edu.au/kaldor-centr... #RefugeeConvention75 #InternationalLaw
The Refugee Convention at 75
Seventy-five years ago, governments agreed on a shared framework to protect people forced to flee. Today, the Refugee Convention continues to shape decisions every day – at borders, in courts and in o...
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Here we synthesise research on factors that are protective (associated with lower -ve mental health outcomes) or promotive (associated with higher +ve mental health outcomes) among adult refugees living in high-income countries and lower-and-middle-income countries. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Here we synthesise research on factors that are protective (associated with lower -ve mental health outcomes) or promotive (associated with higher +ve mental health outcomes) among adult refugees living in high-income countries and lower-and-middle-income countries. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
In this podcast I discuss the role of research design, data gaps, and lived experience in advancing #suicideprevention; plus the growing shift towards co-designed research, emphasising the value of partnering with people with lived experience from the very beginning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiNj...
Ep. 3: A Shift in Perspective: Rethinking how we study suicide and suicide prevention
YouTube video by Garnet Families
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In this podcast I discuss the role of research design, data gaps, and lived experience in advancing #suicideprevention; plus the growing shift towards co-designed research, emphasising the value of partnering with people with lived experience from the very beginning. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiNj...
Ep. 3: A Shift in Perspective: Rethinking how we study suicide and suicide prevention
YouTube video by Garnet Families
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Don't miss the IASP/IASR Research Webinar this Thursday, chaired by Professor Matthew Spittal. 📅 23 July 2026, 22:00 AEST (UTC+10) 🗣️Featuring: Dr Eva De Jaegere Dr Elke Elzinga Dr Sam McKay 🔗 ow.ly/aV5B50ZqQ2M
The burden of US harsh immigration policies is also borne by eyewitnesses, family, friends who often have limited ability to intervene and few protections if they do, creating a climate of fear, trauma, distress, moral injury, and threat. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Footage shows Australian man handcuffed by ICE agents in Las Vegas airport
The 57-year-old was later arrested for overstaying his Visa and is currently detained at an ICE processing centre in California.
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Our new @NCISH_UK paper on Suspected suicide in higher education students in England is now available in @TheLancet Psychiatry [https://buff.ly/bZWeBee]. It provides the most detailed individual-level information to date on suspected suicide deaths in HE students. @ProfLAppleby @FBMH_UoM
Maggie Haberman and @jonathanswan.bsky.social speak clearly and emphatically about the current White House regime and what it means for the world. @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social
What are the biggest changes to Australia’s health and wellbeing over the past two years? theconversation.com/mental-illne...
Mental illness is up in young people, dementia is now the biggest killer: Australia’s health in 2026
Dementia is now the leading cause of death, overtaking heart disease. The Conversation’s experts explain how Australians’ health has changed – both good and bad.
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What are the biggest changes to Australia’s health and wellbeing over the past two years? theconversation.com/mental-illne...
Mental illness is up in young people, dementia is now the biggest killer: Australia’s health in 2026
Dementia is now the leading cause of death, overtaking heart disease. The Conversation’s experts explain how Australians’ health has changed – both good and bad.
theconversation.com
Great discussions with clinicians and peer workers on the conceptual basis of safety planning. Exploring development, core principles working collaboratively with people experiencing distress, what current evidence tells us about its effectiveness. #OpenAccess www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health. n.pr/4vgHXHz
Fast walkers in their 80s cut their risk of cognitive decline by half, study finds
A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health.
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This #OpenAccess paper examines the needs, motivations, and experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explores how peer support and lived experience are embedded in these models. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Community-Based Crisis Care Beyond the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review - Community Mental Health Journal
Suicide and mental ill-health remain a major global concern, reflected by rising emergency department presentations, however there is growing recognition that these settings often do not meet the need...
link.springer.com
Excellent discussion on what drives people to enter the political sphere, to create a better society; “people are driven by experiences of injustice and unfairness…they bring their agency, voice for a solution.” @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu @jonathancapehart.bsky.social @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social
Community-Based Crisis Care Beyond the Emergency Department: This paper examines the needs, motivations, experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explores how peer support/ lived experience are embedded in these models. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Community-Based Crisis Care Beyond the Emergency Department: This paper examines the needs, motivations, experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explores how peer support/ lived experience are embedded in these models. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This #OpenAccess paper examines the needs, motivations, and experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explores how peer support and lived experience are embedded in these models. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Community-Based Crisis Care Beyond the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review - Community Mental Health Journal
Suicide and mental ill-health remain a major global concern, reflected by rising emergency department presentations, however there is growing recognition that these settings often do not meet the need...
link.springer.com
Excellent discussion on what drives people to enter the political sphere, to create a better society; “people are driven by experiences of injustice and unfairness…they bring their agency, voice for a solution.” @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu @jonathancapehart.bsky.social @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social
Integration of peer workforce in mental health requires (1)) education/training; organisational readiness; (3) structural adjustments, resourcing, and ongoing support; and (4) organisational commitment to peer workforce integration and recovery-oriented practice. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Actions targeting the integration of peer workforces in mental health organisations: a mixed-methods systematic review - BMC Psychiatry
Background Lived experience workforces are one of the fastest growing emerging disciplines in Australian mental health service settings. Individuals with lived and living experience of mental distress...
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Integration of peer workforce in mental health requires (1)) education/training; organisational readiness; (3) structural adjustments, resourcing, and ongoing support; and (4) organisational commitment to peer workforce integration and recovery-oriented practice. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Actions targeting the integration of peer workforces in mental health organisations: a mixed-methods systematic review - BMC Psychiatry
Background Lived experience workforces are one of the fastest growing emerging disciplines in Australian mental health service settings. Individuals with lived and living experience of mental distress...
link.springer.com
This #OpenAccess paper examines the needs, motivations, and experiences of people using community-based alternatives to emergency departments and explores how peer support and lived experience are embedded in these models. bit.ly/4f6iAlR @nicholasprocter.bsky.social #MentalHealth 🛟
Sharing news that preparations for the release of the 4th edition of ‘Mental Health: A Person-centred Approach’ are well advanced. This new edition takes person-centred care further by emphasising an approach that places the individual at the centre of care. www.cambridge.org/universitypr...
Sharing news that preparations for the release of the 4th edition of ‘Mental Health: A Person-centred Approach’ are well advanced. This new edition takes person-centred care further by emphasising an approach that places the individual at the centre of care. www.cambridge.org/universitypr...
Here I join with colleagues to speak about the National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Map. Led by Australia’s NSPO, the aim is to determine where service gaps are for people experiencing crisis/ distress and what helps during critical moments of the suicide experience. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Suicide prevention takes on lived experiences - ABC listen
A world-first program, known as the National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Map being launched today, will aim to determine where the service gaps are for those experiencing crisis and distress.
abc.net.au
Here I join with colleagues to speak about the National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Map. Led by Australia’s NSPO, the aim is to determine where service gaps are for people experiencing crisis/ distress and what helps during critical moments of the suicide experience. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Suicide prevention takes on lived experiences - ABC listen
A world-first program, known as the National Suicide Prevention Outcomes Map being launched today, will aim to determine where the service gaps are for those experiencing crisis and distress.
abc.net.au