The relationship between work disability and suicide or self-harm
Lauren Finestone
A study confirms the strong link between work disability and suicide or self-harm.Suicide is the leading cause of death in Australia in people between 15 to 44 years. More than 33,000 people are hospitalisation for self-harming each year. Many of those people would be workers. Not being able to work because of an illness or injury can have serious consequences: worse mental and physical health, financial hardship, changes in social support networks and reduced quality of life. But add to the mix stressful bureaucratic ...
Published 05 June, 2023