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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

A project profile page for OzHelp WA is now online.

New reportage: The Sydney Morning Herald discusses a growing pattern of suicides among international students in Australia.

Professor Ian Webster, chair of the Australian Suicide Prevention Advisory Council (ASPAC), is this year's winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to Drug and Alcohol Endeavours. Read about it here.

New reportage: ABC's Lateline program discusses fallen suicide rate and concerns it may rise again during tough economic times.

A library record is now online for Professor David Dunt's independent study into suicide in the ex-service community.

 

Featured Project

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. SCBS supports callers through six counselling sessions, scheduled to suit clients' needs and is available seven days a week 10am - 8.30pm (EST).

LIFE News

LIFE News issue 5, which focuses on drug and alcohol and suicide prevention, is now available online.

LIFE News is the online newsletter of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy in Australia. Published bi-monthly, LIFE News features comment, project updates, national and international research, and much more.

LIFE Framework

 

To obtain a hard copy of the LIFE Framework order here.

Are you working on an innovative suicide prevention project? LIFE Communications wants to hear about it. Please contact us and let us know what you're doing.

LIFE's Indigenous webpage provides statistics, policy resources and more about suicide prevention in Indigenous communities.

For information on drug and alcohol and suicide prevention, consult LIFE's extensive library or read the current edition of LIFE News.

LIFE Fact sheet 16, which focuses on suicide prevention in Indigenous communities, has been redesigned to include Indigenous Australian artwork.