Demee Rheinberger

Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australian adolescents (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2024) and the third leading cause of death for adolescents globally (World Health Organization 2025). In Australia, the emergency department (ED) is the recommended service to utilise to receive urgent care in response to a suicide crisis (suicidal thoughts, feelings, behaviours or plans). Rates of adolescents attending EDs for a suicide crisis have been increasing (Madigan et al.

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Abstract : High prevalence rates of self-harm and suicide in adolescence provide unique challenges for parents. The aim of this scoping review was to explore key gaps in our understanding of the current scientific literature on the experience of parents who have adolescent children experiencing suicide crisis or self-harm.