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The Living Is For Everyone (LIFE) website is a world-class suicide and self-harm prevention resource. Dedicated to providing the best available evidence and resources to guide activities aimed at reducing the rate at which people take their lives in Australia, the LIFE website is designed for people across the community who are involved in suicide and self-harm prevention activities.

What's New

Alan Griffin, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, released details of an independent study into the incidence of suicide in the ex-service community. For more information, view the media releases page.

World Suicide Prevention Day

Melbourne is the place to be for World Suicide Prevention Day in 2008. LIFE is hosting Putting LIFE Into Practice, a free workshop that takes place on 9 September. Registration is essential - visit the event page for more information and to download a registration form.

Featured Project

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square is a suicide prevention resource for primary health care, specialist and community settings. The square resources promote assessment and management of suicide risk in patients through training programs and follow-up sessions.
 
 

LIFE News

LIFE News is the online newsletter of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy in Australia. Published quarterly, LIFE News features comment, project updates, national and international research, and much more. Issue one is available here.

Share your thoughts on LIFE News. Submit your feedback by visiting our feedback page.

The Living Is For Everyone (LIFE) Framework and supporting resources are now available for download.

LIFE's primary care page includes information on primary care and suicide prevention, helplines for referral, and a list of useful resources.

Youth suicide is a major health issue in Australia and around the world. LIFE's youth page contains general facts, statistics and trends, and information on key organisations and policy.

Post-Discharge Care in Psychiatric Patients at High Risk of Suicide is a report to the Australian Commonwealth and is available through the LIFE library.

Life Matters for Koori Youth is a community project that aims to address self-harming and suicidal behaviour by Indigenous youth within the communities of Western Riverina, NSW.