Current national projects

The Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project

The Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project uses community radio networks around Australia to build a greater understanding of issues surrounding mental health and suicide prevention. It seeks to utilise a network of over 250 community radio stations to provide help-seeking and wellbeing messages to a wide and diverse range of communities.
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Integrated Client Services Delivery Program for the Family Courts of Australia

The Family Courts project aims to improve people’s access to mental health services by ensuring the court system’s processes are as supportive as possible.  The program assists court staff to support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of clients by; promoting awareness of mental health patient's needs, providing skills in risk assesment, and providing resources.
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Mindframe Media and Mental Health (MMMH)

This initiative seeks to influence the media industry and the mental health sector to report mental illness and suicide issues responsibly, accurately and sensitively. Activities include media monitoring research, resources for media professionals, resources for community action against stigma, and curriculum resources for journalism students and educators. 
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SANE Mental Illness and Bereavement Project

The SANE Mental Illness Bereavement Project aims to improve services and support for family and friends of people with mental illness who have died by suicide or are missing.
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Suicide Bereavement Support Group Standards & Practice Project

Lifeline Australia’s Suicide Bereavement Support Group Standards & Practice Project (SBSGSPP) is a workforce development project which aims to improve suicide bereavement support by developing a) standards and guidelines to inform best practice and b) training for group facilitators.
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Suicide Call Back Service (SCBS)

The Suicide Call Back Service (SCBS) is a free, national and professional telephone counselling service for people at risk of suicide, their carers and people bereaved by suicide. The SCBS supports callers through six counselling sessions, scheduled to suit clients' needs and is available seven days a week 10am - 8.30pm.
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Suicide, QUestions, Answers and REsources (square)

square is a suicide prevention resource for people who work in primary health care. The resource promotes assessment and management of suicide risk in patients in the primary health care setting through training programs and follow-up sessions. 
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