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As part of Life in Mind’s goal to connect Australian suicide prevention services and programs to each other and the community, this week we are highlighting StandBy – Support after Suicide, a suicide prevention program hosted on our portal.

Life in Mind invites leaders from the suicide prevention sector to visit the National Communications Charter Hub (The Hub) at the 2019 National Suicide Prevention Conference (NSPC) in Melbourne next week.

Last month more than 100 health professionals, community members and organisations were joined by Professor Ed Coffey and Sue Murray at a Towards Zero Suicide event at the Mater Hospital in Newcastle.

Life in Mind is pleased to support the 2019 R U OK? Day theme ‘Trust the Signs’, which was launched today in Gosford.

Life in Mind welcomes the news, which was released today that Christine Morgan, CEO of the National Mental Health Commission will be taking on the role of National Suicide Prevention AdvisEr to the Prime Minister’s Department.

In 2017, Life in Mind was funded to redevelop and operationalise the National Communications Charter (The Charter) as part the Government’s new suicide prevention reform investment.

Today there will be no shows, no announcers, no news, no traffic reports and no advertisements across the airwaves of Triple M stations in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne as part of a national campaign to give space for Australians to start conversations about suicide for #NoTalkDay.

In partnership Country Health SA Primary Health Network and Country Health SA Local Health Network (LHN) have released an integrated Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan, highlighting their commitment to work together to identify service gaps.

On 15 June 2019, The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health announced four new grants for projects that will be funded under the Suicide Prevention Research fund.

Today Lifeline Australia is launching the Holding on to Hope podcast series to challenge the stigma of suicide by empowering people with lived experience to share their personal stories of hope and resilience.

Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, hosted a Government-led roundtable this week to review investment to date in mental health and suicide prevention, to hear from the sector on current gaps and priorities, to understand what is and is not working, and to advise on the upcoming national forum on youth mental health and suicide prevention.

The South Australian Suicide Prevention Network of Networks Forum is an annual, state-wide event bringing together Suicide Prevention Networks (SPNs) and key representatives from the suicide prevention sector to showcase the achievements and actions of SPNs in South Australia.

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.

The Life in Mind team connect Australian suicide prevention services and programs to each other and the community, and this week are excited to highlight a program building kids’ confidence through creative expression - Cool Connections in Schools.

Life in Mind is taking a closer look at the newly developed R U OK? campaign and resources developed for those working within the hospitality industry.

Life in Mind is sharing a series of short interviews with suicide prevention researchers, to provide the sector with an insight into the important work that is being performed across the country.

The Life in Mind Champions are made up of suicide prevention and mental health experts who provide expert leadership and support around the operationalisation of the National Communications Charter.

With an aim of connecting organisations and communities to the latest information, activities, resources and research, the Life in Mind team are reviewing ‘Understanding LGBTI+ lives in crisis’ this week, a research report which explores the needs of LGBTI+ people during a time of personal or mental health crisis.

Life in Mind is sharing a series of short interviews with suicide prevention researchers, to provide the sector with an insight into the important work that is being performed across the country.

In the coming weeks, Life in Mind will be sharing a series of short interviews with suicide prevention researchers, to provide the sector with an insight into the important work that is being performed across the country.

In 2018, Life in Mind, the national digital gateway for suicide prevention, was proud to highlight a great deal of progress and positive change, both within the suicide prevention sector and Everymind.

The Life in Mind team reached out to one of The Charter Champions, Suicide Prevention Australia to learn more about why they signed The Charter and how they will be operationalising it within their organisation.

The Life in Mind team has turned the lens on Connecting with People, a program in South Australia which is tackling self-harm and suicide prevention via a person-centred approach.

To say that Life in Mind, the national online gateway for suicide prevention has had a busy year would be an understatement.

The Life in Mind team is taking a closer look this week at the findings from Beyond Blue’s landmark national survey Answering the call, which was released as part of the National Mental health and Wellbeing study of Police and Emergency Services.

Following the conclusion of the recent National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Conference and the World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference, the Life in Mind team is taking a closer look at the important work which is being done by the Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP).

As the national suicide prevention platform encouraging sector leadership, collaboration and engagement, Life in Mind is pleased to note the first recipients of the Higher Degree Research Scholarships which were announced today.

Last week Life in Mind hosted In Conversation with Professor Rory O’Connor, a thought leadership event designed to bring together the national leaders in suicide prevention and mental health to discuss and collaborate on topics affecting the sector.

This week Life in Mind are hosting a collaborative networking event, with guest speaker Professor Rory O’Connor who will be sharing key learnings and insights into suicide prevention activities in Scotland.

With Sunday, 11 November, marking the start of Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia (PANDA) Week, the Life in Mind team is taking a closer look this week at the range of work this important organisation undertakes within the suicide prevention sector.

With November currently shining the spotlight on the topic of male mental health, the Life in Mind team have taken a closer look at why men are an important population to consider when it comes to suicide prevention.

Find out about a recent visit from Natalie Johnson, Manager, National Coronial Information System (NCIS) to Everymindat the invitation of the Life in Mind team.

Funded by the Australian Government, Be You, represents the first single, integrated initiative that encompasses a child’s entire education, including the important transition points.

This week NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, with the Minister for Mental Health, announced a $90 million investment into aftercare initiatives through suicide prevention funding.

This week the Life in Mind team will be on hand at the annual NSW Parliamentary Showcase in Sydney.

Today, Everymind’s Senior Project Officer, Dr. Elizabeth Paton will be presenting on behalf of Life in Mind at the 10th Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium in Tasmania.

A new trial designed to support those who are struggling via text message was launched recently by Lifeline Australia.

This week, the Federal Government announced extended funding of the National Suicide Prevention leadership and Support Program through to 2021.

This morning the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Causes of Death data for 2017, that includes preliminary suicide death data for 2017 and revised suicide data for 2016 Australia.

Today, Everymind’s Senior Project Officer, Simon Pont will be presenting at the Care for Life Suicide Prevention Network’s World Suicide Prevention Day event on the Gold Coast.

The National Communications Charter: A unified approach to mental health and suicide prevention (The Charter) was officially launched in Melbourne today by Everymind and Minister of Health, the Hon. Greg Hunt.

This week, Everymind’s Senior Project Officer, Simon Pont will be presenting on behalf of Life in Mind at the annual Mental Health Services (TheMHS) Conference in Adelaide.

A new set of guidelines to support safe, online conversations about suicide have been launched yesterday by Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.