Jaelea Skehan

Biographic Data

ID3534255
NAMEJaelea Skehan
GIVEN NAMESJaelea
FAMILY NAMESkehan
SIGNATURESKEHAN J
AFFILIATIONSEverymind, Hunter New England Health Newcastle Australia
ORCID0000-0003-4854-7243
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • The role of lived and living experience in evidence-based decision-making in suicide prevention

    Open AccessMax Tran, Jaelea Skehan et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    Evidence-based decision-making in suicide prevention is shaped not only by research evidence but also by population needs, resources, and the implementation context. While lived and living experience is a core focus of contemporary suicide prevention policy and practice in Australia, little is known about how it is valued, integrated, and reconciled with other decision-making factors. The present study explored how lived and living experience kno…

  • Australian media professionals’ views on reporting suicide and evidence-informed guidelines

    Open AccessJaelea Skehan, Myfanwy Maple et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    Collaborating with media to promote safe reporting of suicide is recognized as a promising population-level prevention strategy. While Australian media professionals are broadly aware of, and supportive of, existing guidelines for reporting suicide, variability in agreement with specific recommendations suggests a need to further explore underlying views and perceptions about reporting suicide and associated guidelines. This study analyzed respon…

  • Designing supports for family and friends

    Open AccessPhilippa Ditton-Phare, Jaelea Skehan et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    This study addresses the pivotal role of family and friends in supporting individuals experiencing suicidal distress. The research draws insights from a workshop at an Australian Lived Experience of Suicide Summit (2023) to explore how information and peer support should be presented and used in support programs and resources for family and friends supporting someone experiencing suicidal distress. The study engaged 52 delegates in an interactive…

  • What factors influence Australian media professionals' level of agreement with guidelines for reporting suicide

    Open AccessJaelea Skehan, Ross Tynan et al.ARTICLEMedia International Australia2025References: 35

    This study examined whether Australian media professionals agree with guidelines for reporting suicide (Mindframe guidelines) and the factors that may influence their level of agreement. Participants completed an online survey to assess their level of agreement with Mindframe guidelines and to explore factors that might be associated with guideline agreement. These factors included demographic variables, suicide stigma, exposure to suicide, perce…

  • Media reporting on alcohol and other drugs in Australia and the Mindframe guidelines

    Open AccessMatthew Sunderland, Steph Kershaw et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2023

  • The ripple effect, silence and powerlessness

    Open AccessTodd Heard, Todd R Heard et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2022

    Future initiatives should address the interrelated barriers by supporting Aboriginal people to build skills and confidence in discussing suicide and mental health and by improving access to, and the experience of, mental health care and psychosocial and community-based supports for Aboriginal Australians. We suggest trying to address any one of these factors in isolation may increase rather than decrease suicide risk in Aboriginal communities