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The NSW Government is seeking feedback on the NSW Suicide Prevention Legislation from representatives with a lived and living experience of suicide. Consultations will inform Suicide Prevention legislation in NSW which aims to improve outcomes for individuals and their communities by creating shared accountability and clear responsibilities across all government agencies and structures.

Movember has released the Real Face of Men’s Health Report, sharing the experiences of 1,658 Australian men, and drawing together available data to show the extent and impact of men’s health issues. The report outlines the need for healthcare policy and practice changes, including a focus on suicide prevention.

A new set of guidelines to support suicide prevention services care for people experiencing suicidal distress or bereavement are now available. CEO of Roses in the Ocean, Bronwen Edwards discusses the Lived Experience of Suicide Service Guidelines in this Q&A.

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Perfectly Imperfect Consulting and Grassroots Action Palmerston have partnered to lead a community-led safe space called Aunties Place in Palmerston, Northern Territory.

Aunties’ Place is a ‘drop-in’ style space that provides a warm, welcoming environment as a non-clinical alternative to acute clinical services such as an emergency department for people experiencing emotional distress or suicidal crisis.

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation’s (NACCHO) Culture Care Connect (CCC) program is an innovative, community-led approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention. The CCC model of care, developed as a person-centered model, that wraps around an individual through connection to culture and community.

Gayaa Dhuwi shares an update about the renewal of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy (NATSISPS). Gayya Dhuwi is leading the redevelopment of the Strategy.

As part of her work championing culturally responsive suicide prevention, Bidjara and Kamilaroi woman, Tegan Schefe, Managing Director of TLS Indigenous Consulting completed a record week of suicide prevention skills training in June 2024, upskilling community in NSW and Queensland.

The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) is involved in a range of Aboriginal-led research and prevention projects which aim to prevent suicide and strengthen social and emotional wellbeing.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lived Experience Centre (ILEC) supports a strong national network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with lived experience of suicide who provide input into mental health and suicide prevention projects across Australia.

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The National Suicide Prevention Office provides an update following announcement of changes in the Federal Budget.

Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) pitch night for community suicide prevention congratulates winners.

Australian Federal and State and Territory governments have released the 2024-25 budgets for funding towards the health sector, including the mental health and suicide prevention sector.

New data has been released by AIHW on suicide deaths among people receiving income support payments from Centrelink.

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Illawarra Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention Collaborative (the Collaborative) have led development of a new suicide prevention learning program to target the gap in education on person-centred care for people who access services for mental health and alcohol and drug use.

Defence, veteran and first responder families can be faced with unique experiences that can impact on the health and wellbeing of all family members including children. A range of free resources have been developed through the Child and Family Resilience Programs to proactively support the mental health of service families.

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the health and wellbeing of over 20,000 LGBTQA+ Australians. The report also highlights the need for future research to understand the mental health challenges faced by those belonging to multiple minority or disadvantaged groups within the LGBTQA+ community.

Researchers across Australia are conducting studies to examine the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide. The Life in Mind portal houses suicide-related research to keep audiences up to date with the most recent information.

In this article, Dr Alan Woodward, Head of Policy at Lifeline International shares his perspective on the importance of inclusion of crisis support in suicide prevention services globally.

Everymind is pleased to announce the National communications charter (the Charter) and supporting tools and resources have been updated and are now available on the Life in Mind portal.

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In Australia, perinatal depression and anxiety affects one in five mothers with suicide being a leading cause of maternal death.

A new resource supporting Australians following a natural disaster is now available on the Life in Mind portal.

Everymind has partnered with the Tasmanian Government to consult with the Tasmanian community, organisations and health services on how to best embed the online program, Minds Together for family and friends supporting someone who has attempted suicide, into existing service provision.

Findings from the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2020-22 highlights the mental health of LGBTQ+ Australians.

Everymind is seeking the perspectives of people with lived and living experience of suicide for a new research project that aims to help make the public sharing of their stories safer, less stigmatising and potentially more impactful.

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CEO of Youth Insearch Stephen Lewin talks about the "forgotten middle"– the young Australians who are overlooked by the mainstream medical approach to mental health.

Live4Life has partnered with two universities to support evaluation of its approach to youth suicide prevention

RUOK? encourages Australians to share the #FriendBetter helping young people to increase their skills to support others.

Aboriginal and Islander Mental Health Initiative for Youth (AIMhi-Y) is a digital mental health meeting place in the form of an app to support First Nations young people in rural, remote, and urban settings at risk of distress and suicide.

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Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network has a new way to support innovate approaches to suicide prevention.

A new interactive map has launched to help people who are experiencing distress locate safe havens in New South Wales.

MATES has launched the MATES hub to help people keep mentally healthy who live the Fly In Fly Out/Drive In Drive Out life.

Support After Suicide Hub (SASH) provides support and connection for LGBTQIA+ people who have lost someone to suicide.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) invests $7.8 million in three mental health and suicide prevention research projects, including a real-time suicide and self-harm cluster monitoring system.

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The aim of the Institute is to bring together researchers from around the globe to improve research in men’s health areas including mental health, prostate and testicular cancers, gender-specific health care, and men's health literacy.

Throughout 2023, the National Suicide Prevention Office (NSPO) has been focused on drafting the National Suicide Prevention Strategy (the Strategy.) The team at the NSPO are now nearing final stages of draft development of the Strategy.

A new report has been released outlining findings of consultations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.

The new campaign aims to encourage people to have meaningful conversations with others who may be going through challenging times.

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General Practitioners working in rural and regional Australia are a common point of call for Australians who are living in these areas and experiencing mental health concerns and suicidal thoughts or behaviours.

The Matilda Centre seeks to understand if the Preventure program can work in rural communities to prevent substance use and suicide in young people.

Eli Toombs shared information about I-ASIST (Indigenous Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) and how it can support suicide prevention in rural and remote Australia.

The Manna Institute is a virtual institute of leading researchers working with industry and community partners to improve mental health and wellbeing in rural, regional and remote Australia.

The National Centre for Farmer Health has adapted principles of suicide safety planning to develop a wellbeing resource co-designed with farmers.

Small agribusiness owners living in rural and remote Australia can support their wellbeing through a new online tool.

A new grant has been received from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for a world-first study to improve rural mental health outcomes.