
Alison Calear
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Alison Calear
@ACalear
Professor, Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU. Youth mental health research. Prevention of anxiety, depression and suicide. eHealth.






@ACalear recommends we reduce kids access to paracetamol by not leaving it around the house to reduce the increasing self harm rates in young people thru paracetamol poisoning. Typically, this harm is an impulsive act w only an hour lead time @blackdoginst @Mental_Elf #BDISUMMIT


Great meeting today with this incredible group of intelligent women from @MacquarieUniCEH @blackdoginst @TheMatilda_USyd @CMHR_ANU @Griffith_CMH @USQHealth to develop a consensus about improving outcomes for teens with anxiety #AACBT22 Thanks 4 the inspiration @Rozshafran1






“The review found that self-harming with paracetamol tends to be impulsive, with young people taking what is readily available in the home, and often as a first attempt." @HM_Christensen Read more → bit.ly/3qzSAWT














