Notes
The AIHW thanks and acknowledges the large contribution by staff from a range of organisations in providing datasets and/or advice in conducting this project. These organisations are:
- Department of Defence
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs
The AIHW acknowledge ex-serving ADF members who have died by suicide. We also acknowledge all of those who have been affected by suicide, including their families.
Ethical approval of this project was provided by the AIHW Ethics Committee and Departments of Defence and Veterans’ Affairs Human Research Ethics Committee.
The AIHW also thanks and acknowledges contributions of internal staff from the AIHW:
- Data Linkage who conducted the data-linkage
- Ethics and Privacy Unit who facilitated the ethics approval process
- Specialist Capability Unit who provided statistical guidance in the methods used for analysis and computed the shortest travel times to health services
- Suicide and Self-Harm Monitoring Unit for advice on reporting on suicide and self-harm
- Hospitals Analysis Support Unit who facilitated the Hospital data custodian, data asset governance and approval and researcher access.
The AIHW thanks internal reviews from staff from the AIHW: Lucy Ellen (Suicide and Self-Harm Monitoring Unit) and Jason Thomson (Mental Health Analytics and Reporting Service Unit). AIHW also thanks external reviewers for their valuable input. These include: Professor Libby Roughead (University of South Australia) and Associate Professor Carla Meurk (Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research.
Finally, the AIHW also thanks Everymind for providing invaluable advice in the appropriate and sensitive way to report on suicide and self-harm.