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All In means shared responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention

Co-authored by Suicide Prevention Australia Board members, Rachel Fishlock and Tom Brideson. The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026, All... read more →
  • 28/05/2026
  • Newsroom

Second Budget, same silence: National Suicide Prevention Strategy sidelined again

National peak body, Suicide Prevention Australia, has expressed deep disappointment with the 2026-27 Federal Budget, saying it fails to provide... read more →
  • 12/05/2026
  • Media Release

Widespread distress across Australia, but impacts hit households unevenly, new report finds

Nearly 4 in 5 Australians (79%) report higher distress than this time last year Almost half (45%) of Australians say... read more →
  • 06/05/2026
  • Media Release

Relationships key to preventing suicide risk, new national report finds

Family and relationship stress impacts more than one in four Australians (27.5%), making it the second leading driver of... read more →
  • 29/04/2026
  • Media Release

Country’s first mining industry-specific Suicide Prevention Framework targets WA

Suicide Prevention Australia has today released a landmark Suicide Prevention Competency Framework for the Mining Industry in Western Australia, aimed... read more →
  • 23/03/2026
  • Media Release

One in five Australian workers in extreme workplace distress, new national data reveals

Nine in ten Australian workers (90%) experience some level of work-related distress  More than one in five (22%) report... read more →
  • 23/03/2026
  • Media Release

Media Statement: MYEFO continues suicide prevention programs, but national coordination is missing

Suicide Prevention Australia acknowledges the continued investment in suicide prevention and mental health outlined in MYEFO and recognises the importance... read more →
  • 17/12/2025
  • Media Release

New online resource launched to support those impacted by social media age restrictions

Suicide Prevention Australia, the national peak body, has launched a new online resources page to help young people, parents, carers,... read more →
  • 10/12/2025
  • Media Release

Childhood trauma linked to 2 in 5 suicide attempts, new report demands national action 

Childhood trauma is linked to 41% of all suicide attempts among Australians aged 16 to 85.  More than three in five people report experiencing at least... read more →
  • 27/11/2025
  • Media Release

New data reveals one suicide every three hours in Australia last year

3,307 lives were lost to suicide in 2024  Peak body urges action to address suicide rates  Females aged between 25-29... read more →
  • 14/11/2025
  • Media Release

November Member Spotlight: Survivors & Mates Support Network

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse held more than 8,000 private sessions, 64.3% were with men.... read more →
  • 14/11/2025
  • Newsroom

October Member Spotlight: Relationships Australia

On 8 October, Relationships Australia launched its 2026 Neighbours Every Day campaign – a leading Australian campaign aimed at... read more →
  • 16/10/2025
  • Newsroom

September Member Spotlight: ACON

ACON is New South Wales leading LGBTQ+ health organisation and is a proud member organisation of Suicide Prevention Australia. We’re... read more →
  • 18/09/2025
  • Newsroom

Dr Alex Hains appointed as Head of the National Suicide Prevention Office

At Suicide Prevention Australia’s World Suicide Prevention Day breakfast on Wednesday 3 September, The Hon. Emma McBride, Assistant Minister for... read more →
  • 18/09/2025
  • Media Release, Newsroom

Safe Haven Randwick

Being warmly welcomed into a community centre.  That’s what it felt like when I walked into the Safe Haven at... read more →
  • 18/09/2025
  • Newsroom

New report calls for urgent action to sustain Australia’s suicide prevention workforce

On World Suicide Prevention Day, Suicide Prevention Australia has released a landmark report, Helping the Helpers: Sustaining the Suicide Prevention... read more →
  • 10/09/2025
  • Media Release, Newsroom

New data reveals more Australians reaching out for help than ever before

Almost a third (29%) of Australians have reached out to a suicide prevention service in the past 12 months, an... read more →
  • 03/09/2025
  • Media Release

AI and digital spaces: the risk and reward for suicide prevention

Peak body releases new report which calls on the Australian Government to mandate a safety by design approach for social... read more →
  • 29/07/2025
  • Media Release

Australia’s life-saving Suicide Prevention Research Fund defunded today

Suicide Prevention Australia, the national peak body representing the suicide prevention sector, has sent a petition to the Australian government... read more →
  • 30/06/2025
  • Media Release

Peak body welcomes Productivity Commission recommendations to strengthen national suicide prevention efforts

The national peak body for suicide prevention has welcomed the interim report from the Productivity Commission into the future of... read more →
  • 25/06/2025
  • Media Release
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