Caring contact SMS text messages following suicidal behaviour

Lillian NgDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New ZealandDivision of Mental Health , Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, New Zealand, Danielle DiamondDivision of Mental Health , Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, New Zealand, Denisse SanchezDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New ZealandDivision of Mental Health , Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, New Zealand, Mike AngDivision of Mental Health , Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, New Zealand

Australasian Psychiatry

Published online on October 08, 2025

Abstract

Australasian Psychiatry, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 122-128, April 2026.
IntroductionCaring contact SMS text messages were designed as a brief suicide prevention intervention to support service users (tangata whaiora) after suicidal behaviour. The aim of this exploratory research was to evaluate responses to receiving a series ...