NSW LifeSpan Trials: A step forward in Suicide Prevention

August 28, 2025
Black Dog Institute

Does LifeSpan reduce suicide risk? The findings are in.

When Black Dog Institute launched the NSW LifeSpan trials in 2016, researchers were looking for the answer to a single question: does the Institute’s LifeSpan multi-strategy suicide prevention model reduce suicide risk and deaths?

The results, published this month, say yes — but with some caveats.