Labor Government the only major party to not prioritise suicide prevention so far during the election campaign More than a... read more →
Read Suicide Prevention Australia’s latest media releases and statements.
Suicide Prevention Australia, the national peak body for suicide prevention, welcomes the Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s announcement today that, if... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia is deeply concerned that, despite ongoing election campaigning, neither major party has made a clear commitment to... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia condemns the Albanese Government for failing to provide any targeted funding for the implementation of the recently... read more →
The latest Closing the Gap report release by the Productivity Commission has revealed suicide rates among First Nations people continue... read more →
With suicide rates and distress levels remaining high, young Australians are calling for urgent political action to address suicide prevention... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia, the national peak body, welcomes today’s release of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy – an important milestone... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia is calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to release the long-awaited National Suicide Prevention Strategy before the... read more →
Over three in 10 (31%) of Australians with children under 18 sought help from a suicide prevention service in the... read more →
The Federal Government has just passed the Bill legislating a social media ban for young people under the age of... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia is calling for immediate government action to reduce suicide rates after preliminary data released by the Australian... read more →
Almost a third (32%) of Australians aged 18-24 have experienced suicidal behaviours in the last 12 months Peak body calls... read more →
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s final report was handed to the Governor General today. This landmark document... read more →
In a powerful, collective statement, Suicide Prevention Australia published an Open Letter signed by over 40 organisations - including Lifeline,... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia’s latest Community Tracker has revealed a stark gender disparity across a range of risk factors for suicide... read more →
The Federal Budget has left the suicide prevention sector stunned and concerned with the revelation that the newly formed National... read more →
Suicide Prevention Australia has announced the recipients of the 21st Annual National LiFE (Living is For Everyone) Awards which celebrate... read more →
World renowned thought leaders, academics, clinicians, community, and public health workers in suicide prevention are descending on Adelaide next week... read more →
Over the weekend the Suicide Prevention Australia X/Twitter account was hacked. Unfortunately, we no longer have access or control over... read more →
A record half of all Australians nationally are now reporting elevated cost-of-living and personal debt distress (50%). Cost-of-living distress is... read more →
