Please answer question 1 and Q1A and 1B. Organisation is Headspace Toowoomba QLD also make use of references. Think about the differences between traditional mental illness understandings of suicidal behaviour and the stress-diathesis model of suicidal behaviour; and how these understandings inform prevention approaches. Demonstrate understanding of the frameworks used to interpret primary prevention
Q1) Interview one person about their role or their organisation’s role (HeadSpace, Toowoomba Qld) within this prevention network. Summarise and appraise their role making reference to: a) the way their position/organisation relates with other community-based or primary prevention strategies, and b) how their organisation fits within the primary, secondary and tertiary spectrum. Reference Caine, E. D., Reed, J., Hindman, J. & Quinlan, K. (2017). Comprehensive, integrated approaches to suicide prevention: practical guidance. Injury Prevention. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042366. Cramer, R. J., & Kapusta, N. D. (2017b). A Social-Ecological Framework of Theory, Assessment, and Prevention of Suicide. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. van Heeringen K. (.). Stress–Diathesis Model of Suicidal Behavior – PubMed- NCBI, in The Neurobiological Basis of Suicide. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2012. Chapter 6. Retrieved from Caldwell, D. (2008). The Suicide Prevention Continuum. Pimatisiwin, PMC Canada manuscript submission, 6 (2). Available at:
