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Media Release – World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
The PVA delegation meeting with His Excellency Governor-General David Hurley to brief on the critical need for postvention Shining a Light on those Bereaved by Suicide WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY 2019 CANBERRA: Australia’s ‘founding father’ of suicide prevention will today make an impassioned plea to the Morrison government to recognise the most overlooked aspect of…
Read MoreMedia Statement – Government strongly urged to Act Now as more Australians are lost to Suicide each day say experts – The 6th Australian Postvention Conference
SYDNEY, Australia. It was the world’s largest ever multi-day gathering of suicide loss experts. A Conference held in Australia, a nation whose recently elected federal Coalition promised with money and political will, to dramatically reduce the burgeoning rates of suicide in one of the ‘luckiest’ countries and wealthiest economies in the world. Prioritising Mental Health…
Read MoreBuilding Hope Together – The 6th Australian Postvention Conference
Building Hope Together The Journey After Suicide The 6th Australian Postvention Conference 13 – 15 June 2019 | Sydney Masonic Centre www.buildinghopetogether.com.au Postvention Australia and the Conference Committee are pleased to announce that registration and call for abstracts for the 6th Australian Postvention Conference are now open. The draft program has been released here. Abstract submissions close Friday…
Read MoreHighlights from Al’s Walk for Life
18 October – 16 November Al’s Walk for Life Facebook Envoy Alan Staines OAM OF, 86 years young, National Secretary of Postvention Australia, committed to walking over 320km from Canberra to Sydney over 28 days to raise community awareness throughout Australia of the urgent need to provide support for those impacted by suicide. Many are…
Read MorePreparations for Al’s Walk for Life
Alan Staines, the National Secretary of Postvention Australia, has been preparing for his Walk for Life in Canberra by bringing to light the issue of postvention with various Ministers and Members of Parliament. The Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, will be launching Al’s Walk for Life at 11:30am on Thursday, 18th October…
Read MoreAl’s Walk for Life
The National Secretary of Postvention Australia, Envoy Alan Staines OAM OF, 86 years young, is committed to walk from Canberra to Sydney to raise community awareness throughout Australia of the urgent need to provide support for those impacted by suicide. The 320km+ walk will commence in Canberra on 18th October, and conclude on 16th November…
Read MoreFirst World Health Organisation Suicide Report
Over 800 000 people die by suicide every year – that’s one person every 40 seconds. Yet these deaths are preventable. In WHO’s first suicide report “Preventing suicide: a global imperative” information is included on what is known about suicide across the world, groups at particular risk of suicide, and what can be done at…
Read MoreSupport After Suicide – Department of Forensic Medicine Sydney
The Support After Suicide program from the Department of Forensic Medicine Sydney has released their March/April newsletter for 2015. The newsletter includes information about support groups and an article on grief surges and other distressing emotions. More information on the Support After Suicide support group
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