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Northern Beaches Council took out the Community Partnerships & Collaboration category at the NSW Local Government Excellence Awards. The Life in Mind team highlights some of their suicide prevention work and achievements.

The Life in Mind team spoke to newest Champion, Christopher Banks who shared some insights on the National Communications Charter (The Charter) and what it means to be one of the Champions leading its dissemination.

Youth mental health organisation, Orygen has released guidelines globally to help young people communicate safely online about suicide.

The Life Promotion Network has developed The Little Red Threat Book - a resource to help families, communities and workers in the Northern Territory respond to people who use suicide as a threat.

This week the South Australian Government showed their overwhelming support and commitment to safe language through a group signing of the National Communications Charter (The Charter).

Check out some of the latest in Australian research studies relating to mental health and suicide prevention.

In 2018, MATES in Construction, with support from Construction Skills Queensland, the Office of Industrial Relations and the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training, commissioned AISRAP to do a major study of mental health amongst Queensland apprentices

The team spoke to Professor Jane Pirkis about the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission grant and her work in the prevention of suicide in males.

Life in Mind has collaborated with the Zero Suicide Institute of Australasia (ZSIA) to launch a national directory of training programs that aim to empower healthcare workers to feel confident and competent to provide compassionate care to people experiencing suicidal behaviours.

The Suicide Prevention Quality Improvement Program is a national framework to guide the development and implementation of safe and high-quality suicide prevention programs and services in Australia.