The Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) is a national and international suicide prevention research centre located at
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian ...
in
Mt. Gravatt, Queensland. According to its website, the institute is "dedicated to advancing research and learning in the field of suicide prevention" and provides training for health professionals as well as master's degrees in suicidology. The institute also manages a research facility providing outpatient treatment for people with
suicidal ideation and/or recent history of
suicidal behaviour
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and subs ...
.
Foundation
The institute was developed in 1997 under the initial director, Professor Pierre Baume of Griffith University Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, who was its Foundation Dean. In 1998 one of the world's leading academics in suicide research, Professor
Diego De Leo AO, was appointed as director. AISRAP maintains a high-quality databank of Queensland resident suicide cases, which contains police investigations, and autopsy and toxicology reports.
Institutional partnerships
In July 2005, AISRAP became a
World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in
Suicide Prevention.
In 2008 AISRAP was established as the National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention, which is funded by the Commonwealth Government's
Department of Health
A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...
.
The Life Promotion Clinic is an agency of the
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is the principal organisation representing the medical specialty of psychiatry in Australia and New Zealand and has responsibility for training, examining and awarding the qual ...
for Basic and Advanced Training (Psychotherapy).
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/australian-institute-suicide-research-prevention
Suicide prevention
Suicide in Australia
World Health Organization collaborating centres