News
Read some of the latest suicide prevention news and research in Australia.
Helping veteran families navigate suicide distress and loss
Posted in Sector news
Stronger We Stand is a free online support program for families and carers of veterans impacted by suicide. It offers practical tools, expert guidance, and peer connection in a safe, understanding space.
Q&A with Dr Timothy Piatkowski: Drug induced suicide deaths in Queensland
Posted in Sector news
Dr Timothy Piatkowski, lecturer at the School of Applied Psychology and Griffith Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University, and Vice President of Queensland Injectors Voice for Advocacy and Action shares his knowledge of drug-induced deaths in regional Australia.
Q&A: National Suicide Prevention Strategy next steps
Posted in Sector news
The National Suicide Prevention Office (NSPO) released the National Suicide Prevention Strategy in February 2025. Dr Alex Hains, Head of NSPO shares how the Strategy will lead the way in suicide prevention action in this Q&A.
Preventing First Nations suicide in LGBTIQ+SB communities
Posted in Sector news
The Queensland Council for LGBTI Health and 2Spirits share insights from the pilot of Yarns Heal, a suicide prevention campaign for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy community.
Shifting the narrative on male suicide
Posted
This article summarises a workshop facilitated by the National Men’s Lived Experience Network at the Lived Experience of Suicide Summit 2025. The workshop offered participants an opportunity to connect and explore how current practices could be adapted to better support men and prevent male suicide.
New initiative to empower community suicide prevention
Posted
National Hope Week is a new health promotion initiative aimed at raising awareness of suicide prevention. The initiative is led by Lake Macquarie and Newcastle Suicide Prevention Network (LMNSPN) in collaboration with Suicide Prevention Networks across Australia.
Q&A with Dr Hazel Dalton: How knowledge translation aids rural suicide prevention
Posted
Dr Hazel Dalton is a Senior Research Fellow of Rural Public Health (Health Services) at the Rural Health Research Institute based at Charles Sturt University, Orange. In this Q&A, Dr Dalton shares her experience in knowledge translation in suicide prevention research and its importance for rural prevention approaches.
Lived Experience of Suicide Summit reflections
Posted in Sector news
The Lived Experience of Suicide Summit 2025 offered a space for meaningful discussions, allowing participants to challenge perspectives, strengthen collaborations, and form partnerships with people with lived experience of suicide. Roses in the Ocean reflect on the Summit's impact and key moments.
News categories
Subscribe to eNews
Keep up to date and sign up to the Life in Mind eNews, sharing some of the latest news and research in suicide prevention.