World Suicide Prevention Day NT Forum 2020

By postvention-admin | September 10, 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.…

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Media Release – World Suicide Prevention Day 2020

By postvention-admin | September 10, 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…

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Introducing the New Board of Postvention Australia 2020

By postvention-admin | April 1, 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…

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2019 Highlights from Postvention Australia

By postvention-admin | December 24, 2019 |

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…

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What is postvention?

By postvention-admin | October 29, 2019 |

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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