MATES is a charity that was established in 2008 to address high levels of suicide in the construction, mining, energy and manufacturing industries across Australia by providing suicide prevention training combined with field officer and case management support for workers and their families.
MATES is by the industry, for the industry – we understand the industries we work in and have been recognised by the World Health Organisation as an example of best practice in workplace suicide prevention. MATES works on the basic idea of ‘mates helping mates’ by raising awareness and providing skills to workers to notice the signs that a mate is doing it tough and be able to connect them to help.
