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2025

Journal Article

Health professional education in autism and intellectual disability: systematic review

Franklin, Catherine, Green, Sinead, Brooker, Katie, de Greef, Ruby, Meurk, Carla and Heffernan, Edward (2025). Health professional education in autism and intellectual disability: systematic review. BJPsych Open, 11 (6) e238, 1-18. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10842

Health professional education in autism and intellectual disability: systematic review

2025

Journal Article

Comparison of army personnel with single versus multiple suicidality events

Hodges, Samantha, Meurk, C. and Heffernan, E. (2025). Comparison of army personnel with single versus multiple suicidality events. BMJ Military Health military-2025-003131, military-2025. doi: 10.1136/military-2025-003131

Comparison of army personnel with single versus multiple suicidality events

2025

Journal Article

Understanding and improving responses to suicidality for Department of Veterans’ Affairs clients in Queensland: a data linkage study – project protocol

Meurk, Carla S., Janca, Emilia, Oltvolgyi, Csongor, McKay, Diana, Lane, Jonathan, Wallace, Duncan, Khoo, Andrew, Waterson, Elissa and Heffernan, Edward (2025). Understanding and improving responses to suicidality for Department of Veterans’ Affairs clients in Queensland: a data linkage study – project protocol. BMJ Open, 15 (10) e106771, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106771

Understanding and improving responses to suicidality for Department of Veterans’ Affairs clients in Queensland: a data linkage study – project protocol

2025

Journal Article

Paramedics' role in healthcare delivery in short-term police custody in Queensland, Australia: a preliminary report

Brandenburg, Caitlin, Daley, Nathan, Wilson, Daniel, Thomas, Stuart, Lincoln, Cathy, Somerville, Annabel, Heffernan, Ed, Kinner, Stuart A., Byrnes, Joshua, Gardiner, Paul, Davidson, Peter, Green, David and Crilly, Julia (2025). Paramedics' role in healthcare delivery in short-term police custody in Queensland, Australia: a preliminary report. Health Promotion International, 40 (4) daaf134. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaf134

Paramedics' role in healthcare delivery in short-term police custody in Queensland, Australia: a preliminary report

2025

Journal Article

Prevalence of mental illness, substance use disorder, and dual diagnosis among adults in custody

Coulter, Darcy J., Pearce, Lindsay A., Legge, Matthew, Young, Jesse T., Preen, David B., Heffernan, Ed, Jones, Jocelyn and Kinner, Stuart A. (2025). Prevalence of mental illness, substance use disorder, and dual diagnosis among adults in custody. Population Health Metrics, 23 (1) 45, 45. doi: 10.1186/s12963-025-00408-7

Prevalence of mental illness, substance use disorder, and dual diagnosis among adults in custody

2025

Journal Article

Rates, causes, and risk factors for death among justice-involved young people in Australia: a retrospective, population-based data linkage study

Kinner, Stuart A., Calais-Ferreira, Lucas, Young, Jesse T., Borschmann, Rohan, Clough, Alan, Heffernan, Ed, Harden, Scott, Spittal, Matthew J. and Sawyer, Susan M. (2025). Rates, causes, and risk factors for death among justice-involved young people in Australia: a retrospective, population-based data linkage study. The Lancet Public Health, 10 (4), e274-e284. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(25)00042-8

Rates, causes, and risk factors for death among justice-involved young people in Australia: a retrospective, population-based data linkage study

2025

Journal Article

Development of a growth and empowerment tool (GEM-Youth) co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people

Fletcher, Rebecca Hird (Garigal and Walkaloa), Wittenhagen, Lisa, Cormick, Alyssa, Watson, Marshall (Noongar), Elliott, Jessica, Scott, James G., Harden, Scott, Stathis, Stephen, Kinner, Stuart A., IMHIP-Youth Cultural Governance Group, Heffernan, Ed, Dale, Penny (Turrbal), Meurk, Carla and Williams, Megan (Wiradjuri) (2025). Development of a growth and empowerment tool (GEM-Youth) co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59 (9) 00048674251324819, 765-775. doi: 10.1177/00048674251324819

Development of a growth and empowerment tool (GEM-Youth) co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people

2025

Journal Article

Suicide and suicidality surveillance in military populations: a scoping review

Hodges, S., Ramage, A., Meurk, C. and Heffernan, E. (2025). Suicide and suicidality surveillance in military populations: a scoping review. Journal of Public Health, 47 (2), 169-178. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaf026

Suicide and suicidality surveillance in military populations: a scoping review

2025

Journal Article

Physical activity of inpatients under forensic mental health care: a mixed methods study of patient knowledge, preferences, practices and identified barriers

Moss, Katherine, Meurk, Carla, Steele, Megan L. and Heffernan, Ed (2025). Physical activity of inpatients under forensic mental health care: a mixed methods study of patient knowledge, preferences, practices and identified barriers. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 24 (2), 119-131. doi: 10.1177/14999013251315479

Physical activity of inpatients under forensic mental health care: a mixed methods study of patient knowledge, preferences, practices and identified barriers

2025

Journal Article

Police Communications Centre Mental Health Liaison Service: Enhancing outcomes for people in mental health crisis

Payne, Leanne, Meurk, Carla, Waterson, Elissa and Heffernan, Ed (2025). Police Communications Centre Mental Health Liaison Service: Enhancing outcomes for people in mental health crisis. Australasian Psychiatry, 33 (3), 539-545. doi: 10.1177/10398562241303287

Police Communications Centre Mental Health Liaison Service: Enhancing outcomes for people in mental health crisis

2025

Journal Article

Comprehensive care processes for substance use disorders in adult mental health services: A systematic review

Reilly, John, Meurk, Carla, Sara, Grant E and Heffernan, Ed (2025). Comprehensive care processes for substance use disorders in adult mental health services: A systematic review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59 (3), 209-223. doi: 10.1177/00048674241312790

Comprehensive care processes for substance use disorders in adult mental health services: A systematic review

2025

Journal Article

Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy in military and veteran populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Raut, Sanket, Mellor, Rebecca, Meurk, Carla, Lam, Michael, Lane, Jonathan, Khoo, Andrew, Cronin, Andrew, Smith, Steve, Heffernan, Ed and Johnson, Luke (2025). Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy in military and veteran populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 369, 411-420. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.10.025

Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy in military and veteran populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2025

Journal Article

The risk of repeated self-harm and suicide after emergency department presentation with self-harm in mental health presenters: a retrospective cohort study with data linkage in Queensland, Australia

Pellatt, Richard A.F., Painter, David R., Young, Jesse T., Kõlves, Kairi, Keijzers, Gerben, Kinner, Stuart A., Heffernan, Ed and Crilly, Julia (2025). The risk of repeated self-harm and suicide after emergency department presentation with self-harm in mental health presenters: a retrospective cohort study with data linkage in Queensland, Australia. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 54 101263, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101263

The risk of repeated self-harm and suicide after emergency department presentation with self-harm in mental health presenters: a retrospective cohort study with data linkage in Queensland, Australia

2024

Journal Article

The use of a digital wellbeing app (Stay Strong App) with Indigenous people in prison: a randomized controlled trial

Perdacher, Elke, Kavanagh, David, Sheffield, Jeanie, Dale, Penny and Heffernan, Edward (2024). The use of a digital wellbeing app (Stay Strong App) with Indigenous people in prison: a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Mental Health, 11 e53280, 1-16. doi: 10.2196/53280

The use of a digital wellbeing app (Stay Strong App) with Indigenous people in prison: a randomized controlled trial

2024

Journal Article

The concept of distress–widely used but what does it mean for individuals working in the construction industry?

Wittenhagen, Lisa, Gullestrup, Jorgen, Doran, Chris M., Brimelow, Rachel, Thompson, Nicholas, Heffernan, Edward and Meurk, Carla S. (2024). The concept of distress–widely used but what does it mean for individuals working in the construction industry?. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 40 (3), 350-368. doi: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2356799

The concept of distress–widely used but what does it mean for individuals working in the construction industry?

2024

Journal Article

Suicide and suicidality in Australian Defence Force veterans: A systematic scoping review

Oltvolgyi, Csongor G., Meurk, Carla and Heffernan, Ed (2024). Suicide and suicidality in Australian Defence Force veterans: A systematic scoping review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 58 (9), 760-774. doi: 10.1177/00048674241246443

Suicide and suicidality in Australian Defence Force veterans: A systematic scoping review

2024

Journal Article

Supporting equitable care of patients transferred from police watch-houses to the emergency department: A qualitative study of the perspectives of emergency doctors

Brandenburg, Caitlin, Thomas, Stuart D. M., Lincoln, Cathy, Somerville, Annabel, Heffernan, Ed, Kinner, Stuart A., Byrnes, Joshua, Gardiner, Paul, Davidson, Peter, Daley, Nathan, Green, David and Crilly, Julia (2024). Supporting equitable care of patients transferred from police watch-houses to the emergency department: A qualitative study of the perspectives of emergency doctors. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (4), 616-627. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14408

Supporting equitable care of patients transferred from police watch-houses to the emergency department: A qualitative study of the perspectives of emergency doctors

2024

Journal Article

A cohort profile of children and adolescents who had a suicide‐related contact with police or paramedics in Queensland (Australia)

Wittenhagen, Lisa, Hielscher, Emily, Meurk, Carla S., Scott, James G., Steele, Megan L., Bosley, Emma, Watson, Shelby and Heffernan, Ed (2024). A cohort profile of children and adolescents who had a suicide‐related contact with police or paramedics in Queensland (Australia). Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (4), 520-526. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14392

A cohort profile of children and adolescents who had a suicide‐related contact with police or paramedics in Queensland (Australia)

2024

Journal Article

Physical health and activity of inpatients under forensic mental health care: a cross-sectional survey and audit of patients in a high secure setting in Queensland, Australia

Moss, Katherine, Meurk, Carla, Steele, Megan L. and Heffernan, Ed (2024). Physical health and activity of inpatients under forensic mental health care: a cross-sectional survey and audit of patients in a high secure setting in Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 23 (1), 12-23. doi: 10.1080/14999013.2022.2154872

Physical health and activity of inpatients under forensic mental health care: a cross-sectional survey and audit of patients in a high secure setting in Queensland, Australia

2024

Journal Article

Persons with mental disorders and suicidality in crisis or high-risk situations involving police negotiation: a systematic review

Clugston, Bobbie, Meurk, Carla, Harris, Meredith, Burgess, Philip and Heffernan, Ed (2024). Persons with mental disorders and suicidality in crisis or high-risk situations involving police negotiation: a systematic review. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 31 (1), 57-75. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2023.2175066

Persons with mental disorders and suicidality in crisis or high-risk situations involving police negotiation: a systematic review