Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the announcement of a bilateral funding agreement between the Commonwealth and Queensland Government which unlocks essential funding for suicide prevention. This will deliver much-needed funds... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia has announced the winners of the 19th Annual State LiFE (Living is For Everyone) Awards which celebrate the commitment and determination of those working towards the... read more →
Dr Michael Gardner has been appointed as Head of the National Suicide Prevention Office. The Federal Government’s $12.8 million budget commitment in 2021 to set up a National Suicide... read more →
Professor Sam Harvey, Executive Director and Chief Psychiatrist, Black Dog Institute "We are thankful for funding to continue The Essential Network (TEN), which launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes additional funding in the 2022 Federal Budget but urges further investment for those most at-risk and across key whole-of-government priorities. Key budget highlights for suicide... read more →
NIEVES MURRAY, CEO, Suicide Prevention Australia Suicide is a complicated human behaviour with many diverse risk factors. It’s not simply mental health, it’s housing, relationships, income and isolation too.... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the announcement of a bilateral funding agreement between the Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory Government which unlocks $38 million of essential funding for suicide prevention.... read more →
Suicide and Mental Health Suicide is complicated human behaviour with many diverse risk factors. Preventing suicide is a very complex issue with no single solution. When a person... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the $4 million extension from the Commonwealth Government for the National Suicide Prevention Research Fund. The Commonwealth Government has invested $16.5 million in the National... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the announcement of a bilateral funding agreement between the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Government which unlocks $43 million of essential funding for suicide prevention. This... read more →
Gidget Foundation Australia exists to support the emotional wellbeing of expectant and new parents and raise awareness of perinatal depression and anxiety (PNDA). Gidget was the nickname of a... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the announcement from National Cabinet of a new National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement. The National Agreement has been signed by the Commonwealth, New... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia urges the South Australian and Australian Government to urgently finalise funding for critical suicide prevention services for South Australians. A bilateral agreement announced between both governments... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the announcement of a bilateral funding agreement between the Commonwealth and New South Wales Government which unlocks essential funding for suicide prevention. This will deliver... read more →
Universities will be better equipped to intervene early to help prevent the devastating impact of suicide in their communities thanks to a framework released today by Universities Australia and... read more →
Today, we launched our National Policy Platform which outlines our key priorities for the next term of Parliament. In the lead up to the federal election, it’s more important... read more →
Anglicare’s Suicide Prevention for Seniors Program was born in August 2021 out of a need to equip those gatekeepers who support seniors such as aged care workers and GP... read more →
Established in late March 2020, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is the national leadership body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide... read more →
Suicide is complex, multifactorial human behaviour with many varied risk factors. As an organisation whose vision is a world without suicide, we do a lot of work thinking about these... read more →
Today marks an important milestone for the delivery of safe, high-quality and effective suicide prevention and postvention programs across Australia. StandBy Support After Suicide, a leading suicide postvention program, has become... read more →