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The University of Newcastle’s Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH) has published research on responding better to rural adversity.

Today the Prime Minister publicly released the Interim Advice documents prepared to shape Australia’s suicide prevention approach. This will enable further consultation to occur over the coming weeks to inform the Final Advice.

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics have today revealed that there were 3,318 deaths by suicide in Australia in 2019. That equates to nine Australians each day, which is a significant loss to our communities, our families and our country.

SANE Australia has this week launched the findings of the National Stigma Report Card - a world-leading project designed to understand how stigma and discrimination affect people living with complex mental health issues.

Black Dog Institute have released their first white paper into suicide prevention that looks at how research and lived experience can support future innovation in suicide prevention.

The Federal Government has announced a further $19 million for suicide prevention through the National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program.

The Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) at Griffith University have released the Suicide in Queensland Annual Report 2020 (Suicide in Queensland) providing information on recent suicide trends in Queensland to target and inform suicide prevention activities.

Roses in the Ocean have released an innovation paper to share key learnings from their recent work engaging with Tamil and South Sudanese communities of South East Melbourne, through the lived experience of suicide.

Suicide Prevention Australia have launched the State of the Nation in Suicide Prevention Survey Report.