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JOINT STATEMENT: Mental Health Australia and Suicide Prevention Australia

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 →
  • 25/03/2022
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March Member of the Month: Gidget Foundation

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 →
  • 17/03/2022
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The launch of our National Policy Platform

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 →
  • 17/02/2022
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Insight: Suicide prevention for seniors

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 →
  • 17/02/2022
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February Member of the Month: Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia

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 →
  • 17/02/2022
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Gambling and suicide prevention: A roadmap to reduce harm

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 →
  • 09/02/2022
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January Member of the Month: Gotcha4Life

Zero suicides. That’s Gotcha4Life’s vision. Simple as that. Gotcha4Life is a not-for-profit foundation taking action to end suicide by delivering community-based mental fitness programs that give people the... read more →
  • 25/01/2022
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December Member of the Month: Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention

The Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (“AISRAP”) was established as a research centre of Griffith University in 1995 with the aim of promoting, conducting, and supporting comprehensive inter-sectoral... read more →
  • 17/12/2021
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Insight: Nothing short of a paradigm shift

James Zanotto, Policy and Research Manager, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia Despite considerable resilience and recent reform, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and other sexuality, gender and bodily diverse (LGBTIQ+) people continue... read more →
  • 17/12/2021
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November Member of the Month: Woden Community Service

“connecting with someone who understands” “proactive, practical and thoughtful support” “the friendly chats” “someone who understands the mental health system” “access to a crisis plan” These are the words used... read more →
  • 17/11/2021
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Welcome new board members

At Suicide Prevention Australia’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 27 October 2021  the appointment of five Board directors was announced. Graham McLean has been appointed as an independent director, replacing... read more →
  • 27/10/2021
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Record investment from NSW Government to support mental health recovery

The New South Wales Mental Health Recovery Package is welcome news for the suicide prevention sector and the communities it serves. Suicide Prevention Australia CEO Nieves Murray said, “This... read more →
  • 18/10/2021
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South Australia passes Suicide Prevention Bill

On Thursday 14 October 2021, the South Australian Parliament’s Legislative Council passed the Suicide Prevention Bill. This brings South Australia one step closer to having Australia’s first Suicide Prevention... read more →
  • 15/10/2021
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Announcing the Suicide Prevention Australia Post-Doctoral Fellowship Research Fund Recipients

The Suicide Prevention Research Fund was established by the Federal Government to support research into suicide prevention. The aim of the fund is to support world-class Australian research and... read more →
  • 15/10/2021
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Eastern Health VIC becomes first clinical healthcare provider to commence Suicide Prevention Accreditation

Eastern Health, one of Melbourne’s largest metropolitan public health services, has become the first clinical healthcare provider to commence our Suicide Prevention Accreditation Program for two of its services.   HOPE Service The... read more →
  • 15/10/2021
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October Member of the Month: headspace

headspace is Australia’s national youth mental health foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25-year-olds. Much of the work headspace does around suicide prevention and postvention is carried... read more →
  • 15/10/2021
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September Member of the Month: Support After Suicide

Support After Suicide is a program of Jesuit Social Services that has been operating in Victoria since July 2004. The primary aim is to support people bereaved by suicide: friends,... read more →
  • 16/09/2021
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Universities Australia and Suicide Prevention Australia Partnership

Universities Australia, the peak body for Australia’s universities, has partnered with Suicide Prevention Australia to develop a suicide prevention competency framework for universities.  This important partnership will help provide a structure that... read more →
  • 16/09/2021
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August Member of the Month: CCNB Limited

Established in 1994, CCNB is a leading provider of Care, Health and Systems Navigation services for people, families and communities. CCNB’s evidence-based models of care navigation offer impartial information, advice... read more →
  • 17/08/2021
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Suicide Prevention Australia Welcomes all Suicide Prevention Networks in South Australia as Members

Our member base has significantly grown this month thanks to the commitment and ongoing support from Wellbeing SA, a government agency separate to the Department for Health and Wellbeing.  We... read more →
  • 17/08/2021
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