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There are many issues that as a community we find difficult to discuss, but through signing and embedding the National Communications Charter (The Charter) many are becoming more comfortable with talking about suicide and mental ill-health.

The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) co-hosted a workshop on preventing Indigenous youth suicide in Canberra on Tuesday.

This week Life in Mind is highlighting the Zero Suicide Healthcare initiative as an example of global collaboration for suicide prevention. Life in Mind aims to increase knowledge sharing and build connections between organisations and communities working in suicide prevention.

Life in Mind would like to extend congratulations to Brendan Maher, following the announcement of his appointment to Movember as the Global Director, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.

Alan Woodward has over 20 years’ experience as a leader, a service and program developer, a researcher and is currently a Strategic Advisor for Suicide Prevention Australia.

Life in Mind is excited to launch a national research directory on the website, highlighting useful information and links to prominent suicide prevention researchers and their translatable research.

Life in Mind welcomes the announcement of the Commonwealth Government providing $1.2 million through the Federal Budget, to ICLA to develop and trial a new service providing support and care for people experiencing a suicide-related crisis in a homelike environment in Sydney.

Life in Mind welcomes last night’s coverage of the 2019/2020 Federal Budget, with the Australian Government announcing a $737 million boost, focusing on supporting and strengthening suicide prevention activities and youth mental health.

Life in Mind is pleased to announce, Everymind as the Principal Sponsor of the 2019 National Suicide Prevention Conference being held 22-25 July in Melbourne.

Strengthening the relationship between research and practice is just one of the reasons why Life in Mind is profiling Australian suicide prevention researchers.