Community Survey Preliminary Results About the survey Who
Community Survey Preliminary Results
About the survey • Who is the survey for? – – 18 yrs+ Residing in Illawarra Shoalhaven • How is it completed? – – Disseminated via Facebook 2 nd June 2017 to 31 st 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 Gender 18 – 76 years old (mean = 42. 8) 300 250 214 79% Female 200 150 100 54 50 2 0 Female Male Non-binary
Who has completed the survey so far? Aboriginal status 300 Race/ethnicity 300 263 255 250 200 150 100 50 50 6 0 Caucasian No Yes - Aboriginal 0 Caucasian 4 6 Indigenous/Aboriginal Other
Who has completed the survey so far? Education 140 High levels of education 120 100 72 80 68 59 60 40 20 0 11 Some secondary 17 All of secondary 22 21 Trade/apprenticeship Some university/college Associate or undergraduate degree Bachelor degree Postgraduate degree
Who has completed the survey so far? Employment status 140 120 70 % employed 117 100 80 57 60 48 40 20 0 31 16 Employed full Employed part Unemployed - Not in the paid time and looking time looking for work labour force for full time work
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 68. 0 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?
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