Community Support

  1. Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Service

    UCA Lifeline Newcastle and Hunter (NSW: Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, the Hunter, New England and Mid North Coast regions)

  2. National Suicide Call Back Service

    Crisis Support Services (National)

  3. SPA Strategic Partnership

    Suicide Prevention Australia (National)

  4. The Strength Within

    Royal Flying Doctor Service (QLD)

  5. Building Bridges

    Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Health Queensland (Dalby and St George area )

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Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Service

Organisation
Region
NSW: Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, the Hunter, New England and Mid North Coast regions
Contact
02 4940 2000 or reception@lifelinehunter.org.au
Description

Creates a holistic suicide prevention approach for attempters, those bereaved by suicide, other at risk groups and rural areas. Build individual resilience and community capacity by psychosocial education programs and awareness raising.

 

 


 

 

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National Suicide Call Back Service

Organisation
Region
National
Contact
03 8371 2800 or enquiries@crisissupport.org.au
Description

The Suicide Call Back Service aims to provide a counselling, referral and information service, as a safety net for callers with a range ofsuicide risk factors and ensure that needed supports are accessed.

Provide a highly targeted 'call back' service, a safety net for callers at risk to ensure needed support is accessed and a vehicle for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of information, referral or any other strategy suggested by a counsellor. 

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SPA Strategic Partnership

Organisation
Region
National
Contact
02 9223 3333 or info@suicidepreventionaust.org
Description
Provide national advocacy, education and research for suicide and self-harm prevention, intervention and postvention and to build networks in the suicide prevention sector.

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The Strength Within

Organisation
Region
QLD
Contact
07 4040 0444 or rfds_cns@rfdsqld.com.au
Description

Develop a training program for community based counsellors consistent and integrated with government traineeship schemes and identify and employ one male and one female community person to take up the community counsellor positions.


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Building Bridges

Organisation
Region
Dalby and St George area
Contact
Mr Tim Saal 0400 104 332 or timsaal@crmhq.com.au
Description
Develop and implement a framework to strengthen and develop the capacity of existing organisations in the Dalby and St George area to bridge identified gaps in service provision to support suicide prevention.