6th September 2010

If you are feeling suicidal, please contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Kids Help Line (1800 55 1800) or your GP


Click here to see the CAPS video clip.

Helplines:

Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467    A national and free telephone counselling service.  This number is not a crisis line and is only staffed between 10am and 8.30pm (seven days a week)  The service provides support to:  People who are suicidal;  People caring for someone who is suicidal;  People bereaved by suicide.

Lifeline - 131114
http://www.lifeline.org.au

Mensline - 1300 78 9978
http://www.menslineaus.org.au

Kid's Help Line - 1800 55 1800
http://www.kidshelp.com.au

Government:

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
http://www.health.gov.au


http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/

Web based information and support:

Reach Out - a web based information and support service for young people that are going through tough times.  www.reachout.com.au

 Online Bereavement Kit
Download a copy of the National Suicide Prevention Strategies' Information and support pack for those bereaved by suicide and other sudden death.

Read The Signs - promotes help seeking and suicide prevention among members of MTAA Super and employers in the retail motor trades and allied industries  http://www.readthesigns.com.au

AUSEINET – Australian Network for Promotion and Early Intervention for Mental Health  http://www.auseinet.com/

Salvation Army, "Hope for Life" - suicide prevention information and support  www.suicideprevention.salvos.org.au

Living is for Everyone - A framework for prevention of suicide in Australia

http://www.livingisforeveryone.com.au

Sane - a national organisation working for a better life for people affected by mental illness.   www.sane.org

Services:

Frontier Services:  Community support services specifically for outback Australia.  www.frontierservices.org            

LivingWorks: Training and education programs in suicide prevention and intervention
http://www.livingworks.org.au

Advocacy

Suicide Prevention Australia
Suicide Prevention Australia is a non-profit, non-government organisation working as a public health advocate in suicide prevention. SPA is the only national umbrella body active in suicide prevention throughout Australia, providing:-

  • Community Awareness and Advocacy
  • Information
  • Training and Conferences

http://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/

                     
World Health Organization

Please type "suicide prevention" in the search box.
http://www.who.int/en/

                                                                                                        

CAPS Book Review
Local author, Damian Mason, publishes a self help book from a personal perspective - click here for a CAPS review.

Damian now has his own website

http://www.emotionalsos.com.au

Two community sites about  community respite care facitlities for suicidal people

In Tasmania http://parakaleo.org.au

In London, UK http://maytree.org.uk

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