Sector news

This article explores suicide prevention in First Nations Australians.

Lifeline Australia is trialling and evaluating an evidence-based suicide aftercare program called Eclipse, which provides non-clinical, group-based and peer-led support.

Dr Michelle Blanchard is a Special Adviser at the National Mental Health Commission, leading the development of the National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy.

LGBTIQ+ people are identified as a priority population for suicide prevention in Australia and are identified as having a higher risk of suicidal behaviours than other Australians.

The final in a series of three Suicide Prevention Australia Knowledge Exchange webinars has explored communication around suicide.

The Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) released a report in December 2021 which found that Men’s Sheds deliver significant, tangible benefits to participants and communities.

The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) will host their 10th Asia Pacific Conference in Gold Coast, Australia from 3-5 May 2022.

StandBy has recently released evidence-based evaluation results indicating the program’s effectiveness in supporting those bereaved or impacted by suicide.

The Be You Bushfire Response program wins the Resilience Australia National Mental Health and Wellbeing Award.

Australians seeking support can now access Lifeline’s crisis text service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.