For this milestone episode of the “Hope Illuminated” podcast, I wanted to celebrate a hero to many of us: Dr. Allison Milner. Allison was a fierce and mighty leader whose work in suicide prevention and social justice was shifting the world’s views when she died tragically in an accident on April 12, 2019. In this episode Professor Tony LaMontagne and I share stories about her global impact in the areas of:
Workplace suicide
Unemployment and mental health
Psychosocial job hazards
Interventions that help people live through suicidal intensity
Socio-economic determinants of suicide
Women in research
People with disabilities and social justice
Indigenous people and social justice
About Allison Milner, Ph.D.
The Lancet article on Dr. Milner: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32228-7/fulltext
Allison Milner publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SHXA7QIAAAAJ&hl=en
About Professor Tony LaMontagne
Professor Tony LaMontagne’s career has been dedicated to developing the scientific and public understanding of work as a social determinant of health, and translating this research into policy and practice to improve workplace and worker health. Specific areas of interest include workplace mental health, improving job quality and psychosocial working conditions, and evaluating policy interventions. His research and publications have influenced policy & practice in workplace health both nationally and internationally, including OH&S authorities, Beyond Blue, the (Australian) National Mental Health Commission, the US Occupational Safety & Health Administration, and the World Health Organisation.
He has worked extensively in collaboration with workplace stakeholders from government, industry, and labour. Total career publications include 249 peer-reviewed, 26 book and monograph chapters, 27 major reports, 2 books, and 24 other publications (knowledge translation publications, newspaper opinions pieces, etc.). H-indices are 37 in Scopus, and 52 in Google Scholar. A global analysis of Scopus citation data up to 2019 ranked LaMontagne in the top 1% of authors in the Environmental & Occupational Health field.
Tony LaMontagne publications: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=GLvCCNMAAAAJ&hl=en
Show Notes
International Association of Suicide Prevention: https://www.iasp.info/
Griffith University: https://www.griffith.edu.au/
AISRAP (Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention): https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/australian-institute-suicide-research-prevention
Jane Pirkis publications: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=F0UXmWEAAAAJ&hl=en
Deakin University: https://www.deakin.edu.au/
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health: https://mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/
MATES in Construction: https://mates.org.au/
ALLISON MILNER MEMORIAL PHD SCHOLARSHIP: https://mates.org.au/phd-scholarship
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Allison was a bright star gone too quickly, but her light continues on.
