Lifeline
Organisation
Organisation Profile
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About
Lifeline is a not-for-profit organisation providing access to crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services.
If you need help call us 24 hours a day on 13 11 14.
For more information visit our website www.lifeline.org.au
- Areas Of Interest Suicide Prevention Stress Management
Answers contributed by Lifeline
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What type of health professional is best to see for stress management?
General Practitioners are key health professionals to see about stress. Mental health professionals such as psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, may also be appropriate to see regarding stress management, or for assessment regarding the ... read more -
What are the warning signs of stress?
When stress levels are high and become a major problem for a person, others will often see this through unusual actions – when a person acts in a way that is not typical. For instance: ... read more -
How can you identify stress in children?
Children, like adults, can become highly stressed when challenges and particular situations push their coping capabilities beyond the resources available to them. Children are vulnerable to stress because they are still learning and developing their ... read more -
What are the best ways to deal stress?
Maintain mental and physical wellbeing It is important to look after our mental well being and physical health. Physical and mental wellbeing helps us come through a period of stress. Key ways to support physical ... read more -
What is the difference between stress and anxiety?
Anxiety is a mental health disorder which relates to a clinical diagnosis – and is treatable as such. The experience of anxiety may be similar to stress; however, anxiety as a condition can continue unless ... read more -
What are the main causes of stress?
High levels of stress occur when our ability to deal with the challenges or difficulties facing us is stretched beyond capacity and we feel unable to cope. This stress may occur as a result of: ... read more -
What is a stress response?
Stress is a normal human experience. Mostly, people respond well to being stressed and may actually enjoy being pushed to achieve a goal or face particular challenges. High and uncomfortable levels of stress can arise ... read more -
What should one do when they see situations, feelings or behaviors in others that may indicate they have suicidal thoughts?
In a caring and non judgemental way, ask someone if they are thinking about suicide. Check that there are no immediate safety concerns or threats to anyone’s lives – act to remove any danger and ... read more -
What types of behaviors would someone show when they are suicidal?
Look for changed behaviours, or out of character behaviours – that suggest a person is not coping with whatever challenges they are experiencing. Some of the behaviours that may give an indication that a person ... read more -
What feelings and emotions should you look out for in someone that may be suicidal?
Intense emotions and high levels of distress may be exhibited by a suicidal person, but this is not necessarily the case. Quiet resignation and calmness may also be associated with a state of suicidality. Observable ... read more -
What situations or signs should you look for in someone that would indicate they are suicidal?
Be alert to any signals that a person is considering ending their life. Look for expressions that suggest a person may have thoughts about suicide, eg: “I don’t want to live any more” “I can’t ... read more -
How many people with suicidal thoughts end up committing suicide in Australia?
It is estimated that 3.3% of Australian’s adult population – 600,000 people – have attempted suicide at some point in their lives.* It is estimated that for each death by suicide there are about 30 ... read more -
What are the statistics for suicide in Australia?
Suicide accounts for 1.5% of all deaths in Australia. Suicide deaths occur more in the younger age cohorts of the population. Suicide is the leading cause of death for males under the age of 44 ... read more -
How much of a role does depression play in suicide?
Depression is an ‘affective’ mental health disorder – it impacts on how our emotions operate and distorts how we view the people and events around us. Accordingly, depression can aid the development of suicidal thinking ... read more -
Are men more prone to suicide then women?
In Australia, more men die by suicide than women – for each female death by suicide there are approximately four male deaths. This does not necessarily mean that men are more prone to suicide than ... read more -
What is suicide?
Suicide is an international act to end one’s life. read more
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