World Suicide Prevention Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tuesday, September 10th 2024. We all have a role to play.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTNFJTBBd2luZG93LmxvY2F0aW9uJTIwJTNEJTIwJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuc3VpY2lkZXByZXZlbnRpb25hdXN0Lm9yZyUyRndvcmxkLXN1aWNpZGUtcHJldmVudGlvbi1kYXklMjIlM0IlMEElM0MlMkZzY3JpcHQlM0UlMEElMEElM0NzdHlsZSUzRSUwQWJvZHklMjAuc3ViLWhlYWRlciUyMGltZyUyMCU3QiUwQSUyMCUyMG9iamVjdC1maXQlM0ElMjBjb250YWluJTNCJTBBJTdEJTBBLnN1Yi1oZWFkZXIlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RCUwQSUzQyUyRnN0eWxlJTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Refugee Week June 16-22 2024

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Refugees are making great contributions to our society, but their journey here is too often one of loss and grief. Learn more about Refugee Week here. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDc3R5bGUlM0UlMEFib2R5JTIwLnN1Yi1oZWFkZXIlMjBpbWclMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjBvYmplY3QtZml0JTNBJTIwY29udGFpbiUzQiUwQSU3RCUwQSUzQyUyRnN0eWxlJTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]November 23rd 2024 marks International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. This is a day when survivors of suicide loss can come together to find connection, understanding, hope and healing. Losing someone close through suicide is a devastating experience and can be overwhelming and incomprehensible. While grief is a natural reaction...

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R U OK? Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="15604" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]Thursday, September 12th 2024. Ask RUOK Any Day. R U OK? Day is a national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, ‘are you OK?’ and start a meaningful conversation whenever they spot the signs that someone they care...

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GriefLink: Australian National Bushfire Emergencies

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We at GriefLink are very aware of the devastating impact of last summer’s Australian Bushfire Emergency and the return of bushfires now in the summer of 2020-2021.  In the disaster of 2019-2020, people lost family members and friends, homes and other property, livestock, wild animals and pets, income, as...

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No blame. No shame. Surviving suicide loss.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Losing someone close through suicide is a devastating experience and can be overwhelming and incomprehensible. While grief is a natural reaction to the loss of a loved one, it may be particularly complex in the case of suicide when the death may have come without warning. Grief can be...

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Grief Australia

[vc_row disable_element="yes"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="15590" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Grief Australia (previously The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation which offers a range of education, training and research resources for those working in the area of grief and bereavement. Within Victoria it offers a range of bereavement counselling and support...

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