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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.