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Australians seeking support can now access Lifeline’s crisis text service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The 22nd International Mental Health Conference saw world-class colleagues congregate and share learnings and professional practices.

Read the latest Life in Mind research update.

The Youth Aware of Mental Health program has been shown to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviours in new research published by the Black Dog Institute.

The Suicide Response Project is a free online resource for the community, and also co-designed with autistic and LGBTIQA+ people.

One farmer takes their own life every 10 days according to a new study of farmer suicide rates based on 10 years of national coronial data.

Strengthening Spirit and Culture: A Cost Benefit Analysis of Dardi Munwurro’s Men’s Healing Programs

Read an overview of the latest reports released by the Coroners Court of Victoria: Suicides of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – Victoria 2018–2021; and Coroners Court Monthly Suicide Report for December 2021.

Lead researcher, Dr Angela Nicholas from the University of Melbourne shares an update on the Boys Do Cry national media campaign and trial, that encourages men to reach out for support when they are doing it tough.

The latest data release includes updated data on ambulance attendances for self-harm behaviours between March 2018 and June 2021, and a commissioned report prepared by the University of Melbourne that examines suicide patterns in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.