Prevention

October 15, 2018

The suicide prevention space is immature and inauthentic

The suicide prevention space is still raw and immature. There is a lot of work to be achieved in understanding the extensiveness of the space and […]
October 15, 2018

Recovery the focus – too many perpetuate trauma

Recently, I had a discussion with a remote area health manager who reckoned that “we have young people threatening suicide but no-one does.” That’s a dangerous […]
October 15, 2018

People strengthening people – focus on suicide prevention

Suicidal behaviour does not mean that someone wants to die, this is another dangerous myth. Suicidal behaviour is a scream for help – people need people. […]
October 15, 2018

From my father’s death bed to the must-do to end the suicides

On the morning of April 16, after a 21 day vigil I left my father’s death bed for several hours  to meet with the Federal Minister […]