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An evaluation of Project Yarn Circle by researchers from Griffith University’s Australian Institute for Suicide Research (AISRAP) and Prevention and Youth 2 Knowledge (Y2K) has shown that participants had significantly lower suicidal thoughts and higher self-esteem after completion of the program.

New guidance to support people with lived and living experience of suicide to share their stories safely and effectively.

The Embrace Multicultural Mental Health (the Embrace Project) has been focused on progressing the Embrace Suicide Prevention Pilot (ESPP). The pilot is a phased project aiming to extend the Framework for Mental Health in Multicultural Australia (the Framework) to the suicide prevention sector.

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A series of new research papers published in The Lancet Public Health Series highlight the importance of addressing social factors as an upstream approach to suicide prevention.

The National Suicide Prevention Office (NSPO) has released the draft Advice on the National Suicide Prevention Strategy for public consultation.

A new report has been published sharing the outcomes of a needs assessment in response to the unprecedented flooding that impacted remote town, Fitzroy Crossing and surrounding communities in January 2023.

The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning has released a suite of educational videos to improve knowledge and skills of suicide and suicide prevention. The videos were designed for Queensland Hospital and Health Services staff but are open to anyone looking to improve their suicide prevention knowledge and skills.

Fifteen Australians tell their stories of surviving suicide and finding the way back to a better life in a new book by John Brogden AM, Profiles in Hope - released on World Suicide Prevention Day, 10 September 2024.

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