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Fortune S. Time for a more evidence-based approach to suicide prevention. The New Zealand Medical Journal. 2024; 137(1606): 9-12. DOI: 10.26635/6965.e1606
Sharma V, Marshell D, Fortune S, Prescott AE, Boggiss A, MacLeod E, Mitchelle C, Clarke A, Robinson J, Witt G, Hawton K, Hetrick SE Prevention of self-harm and suicide in young people up to the age of 25 in education settings. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024; Issue 12, Art No CD013844. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013844.pub2
Pirkis J, Gunnell D, Hawton K, Hetrick S, Niederkrotenthaler T, Sinyor M, Yip PSF, Robinson J. A public health, whole-of-government approach to national suicide prevention strategies. Crisis. 2023; 44(2), 85-92. doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000902
Moran P, et al. The Lancet Commission on self-harm. Lancet. 2024. 404(10461), 1445-1492. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01121-8
Hetrick SE, Hobbs M, Fortune S, Marek L, Wiki J, Boden JM, Theodore M, Ruge T, Kokaua JJ, Thabrew H, Milne B, Bowden N. Proximity of alcohol outlets and presentation to hospital by young people after self-harm: A retrospective geospatial study using the integrated data infrastructure. Aust NZ J Psychiatry, 2024; 58(2):152-161. doi:10.1177/00048674231203909
Bowden L, Hetrick SE, Cargo T, Woodfield M, Meinhardt I, Cark TC, Fortune S. Maximising the management of self-harm in schools: A collaborative, implementation science approach by secondary schools and child and adolescent mental health services. Mental Health & Prevention. 2025; 37: 200391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2025.20039
Torok M, McGillivray L, Gan DZQ, Han J, Hetrick S, Wong QJJ. Adherence and efficacy outcomes in young Australians with suicidal ideation using a self-management app and digital engagement strategy compared with a sham app: a three-arm randomised controlled trial. eClinicalMedicine. 2025. 79: 102963. https://doi.org/10. 1016/j.eclinm.2024. 102963
Thorn P, La Sala L, Hetrick S, Rice S, Lamblin M, Robinson J. Motivations and perceived harms and benefits of online communication about self-harm: An interview study with young people. Digit Health. 2023; 9, 20552076231176689. doi:10.1177/20552076231176689
Fortune S, Hetrick SE. Suicide risk assessments: Why are we still relying on these a decade after the evidence showed they perform poorly? Aust NZ J Psychiatry. 2022; 56(12), 1529-1534. doi:10.1177/00048674221107316.
Fortune S, Mulder R, Hobbs L, Sharma V, Hetrick SE. Multi-site sentinel surveillance of self-harm in New Zealand: Protocol for an observational study. BMJ Open. 2022; 12:e054604. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054604.
Meinhardt I, Cargo T, Te Maro B, Bowden L, Fortune S, Cuthbert S, James S, Cook R, Papalii T, Kapa-Kingi K, Kapa-Kingi M, Prescott A, Hetrick SE. Development of guidelines for school staff on supporting students who self-harm: a Delphi study. BMC Psychiatry. 2022; 22, 631. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04266-7
Meinhardt I, Cuthbert S, Gibson K, Fortune S, Hetrick SE. Young People and Adult Stakeholders’ Reflections on How School Staff Should Support Students who Self-harm. J Adolesc. 2022; 94(7):969-980. doi: 10.1002/jad.12078.
Benson R, Rigby J, Brunsdon C, Corcoran P, Dodd P, Ryan M, Cassidy D, Colchester K, Hawton K, Lascelles D, De Leo D Kõlves K, Leske S, Dwyer J, Pirkis J, Shave R, Fortune S, Arensman, E. (2022). Real-Time Suicide Surveillance: Comparison of International Surveillance Systems and Recommended Best Practice. Archives of Suicide Research, 27(4), 1312–1338. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2022.2131489
Knowles S, Sharma V, Fortune S, Wadman R, Churchill R, Hetrick SE. Adapting a co-design process with young people to prioritise outcomes for a systematic review of interventions to prevent self-harm and suicide. Health Expect. 2022; 25(4):1393-1404. doi: 10.1111/hex.13479.
Witt, K., Madsen, T., Berk, M., Dean, O., Chanen, A., McGorry, P.D.,…Hetrick, S.E. Trajectories of change in depression symptoms and suicidal ideation over the course of evidence-based treatment for depression: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial of cognitive behavioural therapy plus fluoxetine in young people. Aust NZ J Psychiatry. 2021; 55(5):506-516. doi: 10.1177/0004867421998763.
Hetrick SE, Gao CX, Filia M, Menssink JM, Rickwood DJ, Herrman H, Hickie I, McGorry P, Telford N, Parker AG, Cotton SM. Validation of a brief tool to assess and monitor suicidal ideation: The Youth Suicide Ideation Screen (YSIS-3). J Affect Disord. 2021; 295: 235-242.
Witt KG, Hetrick SE, Rajaram G, Hazell P, Taylor Salisbury TL, Townsend E, Hawton K. Psychosocial interventions for self-harm in adults. The Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021; Issue 4. Art. No.: CD013668. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013668.pub2
Witt KG, Hetrick SE, Rajaram G, Hazell P, Taylor Salisbury TL, Townsend E, Hawton K. Interventions for self-harm in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021. Issue 3. Art. No.: CD013667. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013667.pub2
Hetrick SE, Subasinghe A, Anglin K, Hart L, Morgan A, Robinson J. Understanding the Needs of Young People Who Engage in Self-Harm: A Qualitative Investigation. Frontiers Psychol. 2020; 10: 10.