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September 2020 Newsletter
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Read MoreWorld Suicide Prevention Day NT Forum 2020
The inaugural World Suicide Prevention Day NT Forum is on Friday 18 September. Join to learn from leaders in suicide prevention from across Australia and those with lived experience including Lidia Di Lembo, Director and Founder of SabrinasReach4Life and a member of the Postvention Australia Board. This is a FREE event with both online and face-to-face attendance options.…
Read MoreMedia Release – World Suicide Prevention Day 2020
‘You Are Not Alone’ Postvention Australia Welcomes Increased Recognition of those Impacted by Suicide WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY 2020 The National Association for the Bereaved by Suicide today said it welcomed the increasing focus within governments and stakeholder groups of the critical need to elevate support and resources toward those left behind after losing a…
Read MoreMental Health and COVID-19 – From the Board of Postvention Australia
At this time of distancing and isolation, there are friends and others who are especially vulnerable and alone. We all need to be connected to others, it is our identity and value as a person – to others – and in reflection – ourselves. Connectedness is the essence of a life worth living, family life,…
Read MoreMay 2020 Newsletter
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Read MoreIntroducing the New Board of Postvention Australia 2020
   (Left to right, top to bottom): Darrin Larney (Chair), Lidia Di Lembo (Co-Chair), Dr Louise Flynn (Co-Chair), Brad Farmer AM (Executive Officer) On 31st March, Postvention Australia welcomed the reinvigorated Board: Darrin Larney as Chair Lidia Di Lembo and Dr Louise Flynn as Co-Chairs Carol Zhou-Zheng as Secretary, and Josh Fathers was reinstated as…
Read More2019 Highlights from Postvention Australia
2019 was an eventful year for Postvention Australia, with the 6th Australian Postvention Conference being held in June, the National Reference Group being formed, as well as increased engagement with federal and state government and other stakeholders. The 6th Australian Postvention Conference    Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): 1) Dr Diana…
Read MoreWhat is postvention?
Here at Postvention Australia, one of our goals is to shed light on postvention and how suicide may affect those within our community. So what is postvention? Postvention, by its definition, is the support conducted after the loss of a loved one from suicide. This includes counselling (including suicide grief-specific counselling), support groups, support from…
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