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A new set of guidelines to support suicide prevention services care for people experiencing suicidal distress or bereavement are now available. CEO of Roses in the Ocean, Bronwen Edwards discusses the Lived Experience of Suicide Service Guidelines in this Q&A.

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Perfectly Imperfect Consulting and Grassroots Action Palmerston have partnered to lead a community-led safe space called Aunties Place in Palmerston, Northern Territory.

Aunties’ Place is a ‘drop-in’ style space that provides a warm, welcoming environment as a non-clinical alternative to acute clinical services such as an emergency department for people experiencing emotional distress or suicidal crisis.

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation’s (NACCHO) Culture Care Connect (CCC) program is an innovative, community-led approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention. The CCC model of care, developed as a person-centered model, that wraps around an individual through connection to culture and community.

Gayaa Dhuwi shares an update about the renewal of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy (NATSISPS). Gayya Dhuwi is leading the redevelopment of the Strategy.

As part of her work championing culturally responsive suicide prevention, Bidjara and Kamilaroi woman, Tegan Schefe, Managing Director of TLS Indigenous Consulting completed a record week of suicide prevention skills training in June 2024, upskilling community in NSW and Queensland.

The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) is involved in a range of Aboriginal-led research and prevention projects which aim to prevent suicide and strengthen social and emotional wellbeing.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lived Experience Centre (ILEC) supports a strong national network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with lived experience of suicide who provide input into mental health and suicide prevention projects across Australia.

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The National Suicide Prevention Office provides an update following announcement of changes in the Federal Budget.