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National Suicide Call Back Service
Crisis Support Services (National)
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Mental Illness and Bereavement Project
SANE Australia (National)
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The Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Project
Wesley Mission (National)
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SANE Media Centre and Stigmawatch
SANE Australia (National)
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SPA Strategic Partnership
Suicide Prevention Australia (National)
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Hope for Life
Salvation Army Property Trust NSW (National)
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Peer Support
Peer Support Foundation Ltd (National)
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ReachOut! Pro Website
The Inspire Foundation (National)
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Mindframe Education and Training Projects
Hunter Institute of Mental Health (National)
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Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project
Community Broadcasting Association Australia (National)
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National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention
AISRAP, Griffith University (National)
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WHO START Project
AISRAP, Griffith University (National)
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MindMatters Initiative
Principals Australia (National)
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RUOK? Day
RUOK? Ltd (National)
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StandBy 6 Sites
United Synergies Ltd (Sunshine & Cooloola Coasts, Cairns, Kimberley Region, Pilbara Region, North Tas, South Tas)
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MindOUT!
National LGBTI Health Alliance (National)
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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.
Mental Illness and Bereavement Project
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
Build the evidence base to improve services for relatives and friends of people with mental illness who have suicided or gone missing, enhance support provided in the community to the target groups and provide staff development and training for other services.
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The Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Project
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
02 9263 5555
Description
The aim of the Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Project is to build community capacity to engage in suicide prevention activity, improve access to appropriate services and to support those at risk of suicide and bereaved by suicide. This is achieved through the establishment and support of suicide prevention community networks throughout Australia, and the development and maintenance of training programs, workshops and other events targeting suicide awareness and prevention.
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SANE Media Centre and Stigmawatch
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
Promote accurate, respectful and sensitive depiction of mental illness and suicide by exposing cases of media stigma to public scrutiny and educating those responsible to change their practices.
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SPA Strategic Partnership
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
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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Hope for Life
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
Deliver the Salvation Army suicide bereavement support service including a website, online and face to face Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper training and a resource kit for frontline Salvation Army staff.
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Peer Support
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
A school-based promotion and prevention program targeting children and young people. The program aims to enhance resilience and resourcefulness, respect, interconnectedness and mental health in young people, families and communities.
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ReachOut! Pro Website
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
02 8585 9300
Description
A website for professionals to provide information, updates, best practice case studies, interactive content to facilitate help-seeking among young people aged 16-25.
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Mindframe Education and Training Projects
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
Deliver the Responsibility Journalism and Public Relations Project, Mindframe Media and Mental Health Project, Mindframe for the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Sector Project, Mindframe Stage and Screen Project and Mindframe Police and Courts Project.
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Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
Deliver help-seeking and wellbeing messages to a wide and diverse network of communities nationally including Indigenous communities, rural and remote and CALD through satellite and local radio providing 24 hour a day national delivery of suicide and mental helaht and well-being messages.
National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
Provide advice to the Department of Health and Ageing and other agencies on best practice in suicide prevention, provide direct support to agencies contracted by the Department, a bi-annual critical literature review regarding suicide and suicide prevention, advice on evaluation of suicide prevention work and advice on data quality.
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WHO START Project
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
Provide for a researcher to investigate preventative interventions across various countries, cultures and population sub-groups with the Asia-Pacific region. This project is an Australian component of a broader international research project.
MindMatters Initiative
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
The MindMatters Initiative is the national mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiative for Australian secondary schools and has the goals of:
- Enhancing the development of school environments where young people feel safe, valued, engaged and purposeful;
- Developing the social and emotional skills required to meet life’s challenges;
- Helping school communities create a climate of positive mental health and wellbeing;
- Developing strategies to enable a continuum of support for students with additional needs in relation to mental health and wellbeing; and
- Enabling schools to better collaborate with families and the health sector.
RUOK? Day
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Description
Encourages connecting with family and people in the community if they have concerns about their mental health and wellbeing through coordinated TV, internet and press coverage of their theme, coupled with advice on help seeking avenues.
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StandBy 6 Sites
Organisation
Region
Sunshine & Cooloola Coasts, Cairns, Kimberley Region, Pilbara Region, North Tas, South Tas
Contact
Libby Wherrett (07) 5442 4277
Description
The StandBy Suicide Bereavement Response Service provides a 24 hour face to face response service for those bereaved by suicide, training for front line emergency response services in the community, and coordination of suicide response services. The sites are: Sunshine & Cooloola Coasts, Cairns, Kimberley Region, Pilbara Region, North Tas, South Tas.
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MindOUT!
Organisation
Region
National
Contact
Warren Talbot, General Manager National LGBTI Health Alliance 02 8568 1120
Description
The MindOUT! Project is establishing networks and linkages between the LGBTI sector, mainstream mental health services and other significant suicide prevention and mental health projects, programs and research.