Creator
Jason Bantjes is an associate professor at the Institute for Life Course Health Research in the department of global health at the faculty of medicine and health sciences at Stellenbosch University. Bantjes’ work on suicide prevention and mental health is funded by the South African Medical Research Council under its mid-career scientist programme
Female, gender non-conforming and sexual minority students and black students in historically white universities are the most vulnerable
World Suicide Prevention Day raises awareness, but there is still much that can be done to stop unnecessary deaths
New apps and online therapy show promise, but more research is needed to help understand who will benefit from digital interventions
South Africa is developing internet-based suicide prevention tools on university campuses
