Suicide Prevention Australia notes National Cabinet’s in-principle endorsement of the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement (National Agreement). Today’s announcement signals that these important negotiations are progressing and... read more →
A report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) revealed that during the height of the pandemic, there was fortunately no change in the number of... read more →
The South Australian Parliament is the first Australian state to pass a Suicide Prevention Act, marking a national milestone for suicide prevention. The establishment of a Suicide Prevention Act is... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia, in partnership with the Australian Men’s Health Forum, has received a NSW Government grant of $340,000 over three years to implement a male-targeted suicide prevention project. Male... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the release of the Final Report of the Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. The report calls on the Australian Government to implement reform... read more →
Modelling released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) revealed which socioeconomic factors had the strongest associations with deaths by suicide, helping shape the way services... read more →
Data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed a decrease in suicide rates for 2020. Sadly in 2020 3,139 people died by suicide, with an age-standardised... read more →
At a major address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Beyond Blue Chair the Hon. Julia Gillard AC urged substantial, ambitious and fundamental reform to prevent... read more →
Record numbers of Australians are heeding the call to seek help from suicide prevention services in a “silver lining” that shows the sector is making a major contribution to keeping... read more →
Distress in communities across the country is mounting with one in four Australians reporting to know someone who died by or attempted suicide in the past 12 months. Key drivers... read more →
The Tasmania State Budget has been handed down and while there was no direct mention of additional funding for suicide prevention, there were announcements relating to mental health and some of the social determinants impacting suicides. Suicide Prevention Australia... read more →
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered the annual Closing the Gap statement to Parliament, announcing a $1 billion plan to reduce disadvantage among Indigenous Australians. There was a strong focus... read more →
It’s clear from recent data that distress levels in the community are high and continuing to increase due to the ongoing challenges from COVID-19 lockdowns. The recent Australian Institute of... read more →
The Productivity Commission released the Annual Data Compilation Report today to inform reporting on progress under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. A key target in the Agreement was to... read more →
Data released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reinforces the value of data collection to help save lives. Despite a rise in demand for helplines and... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia welcomes the release of the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Suicide Prevention Australia CEO Nieves Murray said, “This step signals... read more →
Both the New South Wales and South Australian Budgets were handed down earlier this week and while there were no direct mentions about suicide prevention, there were some productive announcements... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia CEO, Nieves Murray, is once again taking part in the St Vincent de Paul Society CEO sleepout tonight, Thursday 17 June, in the Illawarra to raise awareness... read more →
Leading experts in suicide prevention from across the world will be meeting on the Gold Coast (Queensland) for the 31st World Congress, which is being organised by the International Association... read more →
The Victorian Government’s announcement to set up a Suicide Prevention and Response Office is welcome news and is a positive sign in the wake of the impending national agreement with... read more →
