The Community Response to Eliminating Suicide (CORES) training program was developed in the rural community of Kentish, in Tasmania, and has been operating since 2003 within Tasmania. It was... read more →
Dr Katrina Witt, Senior Research Fellow in Suicide Prevention - Orygen Translational research is a relatively new phrase for a relatively old idea: how can we best move research... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia has today welcomed the report from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, in particular the recommendation to establish the Suicide Prevention and Response Office.... read more →
Irene Gallagher - CEO, BEING - Mental Health Consumers The lived experience of people is at the heart of everything we do at BEING – Mental Health Consumers. It... read more →
batyr was launched in 2011, after founder Sebastian Robertson experienced the frustration and isolation of living silently with mental ill-health whilst at university. Sebastian recognised that it was time... read more →
BEING – Mental Health Consumers is the independent, state-wide, peak organisation representing the views, perspectives and experiences of people who live with mental health issues in NSW. Our primary... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the announcement that the Hon. David Coleman MP will be Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Suicide Prevention Australia has been... read more →
South Australia have released a Draft Suicide Prevention Bill 2020 for public consultation. You can participate in the consultation by providing a written submission or completing the short community... read more →
Initially created to raise awareness about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), and offer Australian acquired information, The Purple Bucket Foundation Inc. (TPBF) has grown, into so much more. While... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia partnered with people with lived experience of suicide, consumers, clinicians, service providers and accreditation experts to develop the Suicide Prevention Australia Standards for Quality Improvement. The... read more →
In September 1992, my wife Catherine and I returned from our honeymoon in Central Australia to the news that my twenty year old cousin Johnny had attempted suicide on the... read more →
Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling is Australia’s leading provider of high quality mental health assessment and clinical counselling services for Australian veterans and their families. The history... read more →
Today marks an important milestone in suicide prevention following the release of two key reports. In particular, the recommendation to establishment a National Suicide Prevention Office has the potential to... read more →
Every month we’ll bring you a thought piece from one of our members. This month, we’re pleased to present the Gidget Foundation's perspective on how the heart of an organisation... read more →
ConnectGroups is the WA Peak body for Support Groups in WA. Its purpose is to connect community through sustaining a peer Support Group sector which combats isolation and gives hope... read more →
The national peak body for suicide prevention welcomes the Federal Government’s fiscal measures announced in the budget tonight but warns of ongoing severe stress and suicidal risk caused by financial... read more →
A new suicide and self-harm monitoring system launched today will help government and suicide prevention service providers to identify trends and changes in suicide rates in Australia. National peak body... read more →
A rare ‘black swan’ event is posing serious consequences for Australia’s suicide rates, as three-quarters (78%) of frontline suicide prevention services and workers report increased demand in the wake of... read more →
Regional Australians are more likely to know multiple people who have died by suicide (67%) in their lifetime compared to their city counterparts (60%) – new research has revealed for... read more →
Crisis support boost for Victorians The national peak body for suicide prevention welcomes the announcement by the Victorian Government to expand the HOPE post-crisis aftercare service and significantly scale up... read more →
