[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1617673271120{margin-right: 5% !important;margin-left: 5% !important;}"][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="3599" img_size="full" alignment="center" el_id="webniar"][vc_custom_heading text="Recent Developments in Bereavement Risk Assessment and Bereavement Care" font_container="tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%2337a7b8" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_column_text]The presentation by Chris Hall will consider validated methods of assessing bereavement risk, the efficacy of bereavement interventions for sub-groups of bereaved individuals and how we might link bereavement risk...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="3505" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]The Suicide Prevention Australia Symposium 2021 presents a unique opportunity to bring the brightest minds together and latest thinking to promote excellence in suicide prevention. This online event provides a gateway to unite suicide prevention experts to showcase evidence-based solutions and robust discussion, focused on solutions for...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Announcing: 2021 States in Focus Week  Date: Monday 8 February to Thursday 11 February 2021 (one event each day) Time: 12:00 – 12:45pm AEDT (Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne time) Cost: Member – Free | Non-Member – $25 | Student – $15 Suicide Prevention Australia is thrilled to announce that our recently launched Joint...

The term ‘first responder’ refers to the men and women of the emergency services – police, ambulance, fire and rescue and State Emergency Services employees and volunteers – who support public health and safety by responding to, and preventing, emergency situations. When a first responder takes their own life there...

As we face the challenges of dealing with the impact of the Coronavirus, it is worth remembering that, in Australia and around the world, we have faced significant challenges before. Apart from the devastation of the two World Wars in the 20th century, the world was confronted with the Spanish...

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples who already bear an existing burden of disadvantage, chronic illness and premature death, the death of a loved one through suicide adds to the many losses that they have already experienced. Grief is the response to the loss of someone that you have...

The range of grief reactions and responses to the loss of a loved one to suicide is very broad and may include shock, denial, numbness, shame or physical symptoms such as sleeplessness or loss of appetite.   Losing someone close through suicide can be an overwhelming and devastating experience. While...

The death of a loved one who has taken their own life can trigger intense and confusing emotions. Many people feel overwhelmed with a need to know why their loved one chose to end their life, and consumed by a sense of guilt that there was something they could, or...