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Coping with financial stress, there's help out there!
15 July 2023
Understanding and responding to the life events or situations that add to risk of suicide is an increasingly important part of suicide prevention.
Read MoreFinishing school can be a time of uncertainty
6 May 2023
Last Friday (28th April) the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) released the 2023 HSC exam timetable.
Read MoreTis the season of mixed feelings!
19 December 2022
It’s that time of year again - carols are playing, tinsel is sparkling, and the word ‘merry’ hits peak use.
Read MoreSuicide prevention strategy is hope in action
17 October 2022
On Thursday the Hon Bronnie Taylor MLC, NSW Minister for Mental Health, launched the refreshed suicide prevention strategic framework, Shifting the landscape for suicide prevention in NSW.
Read MoreWe can all play a role in suicide prevention
10 September 2022
Today, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day - a day when globally we raise awareness of how suicides can be prevented and promote the supports available to those in distress.
Read MoreVoices of In-Sight workshop
8 June 2022
The Illawarra Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention Collaborative ensures that the insight and experiential wisdom of people with a lived experience of suicide is central in the development and implementation of collective suicide prevention activities across the region.
Read MoreSuicide: there are services available to help those left behind
31 May 2022
Five years on from the death of Sandy’s husband by suicide, what are we doing differently to support those in her shoes today?
Read MoreCreating change through lived experience of suicide
21 April 2022
Many people within our communities have a lived experience of suicide - some have experienced thoughts of suicide or survived a suicide attempt; some are carers to others who experience suicidal crisis; and some have lost a loved one by suicide.
Read MoreLoneliness is a universal yet deeply personal experience
24 January 2022
'Loneliness is a universal yet deeply personal experience' Despite what many of us had hoped, COVID is continuing to interrupt our routines, the ways we move around our community and our social interactions.
Read MoreHow conversations can make a difference
30 November 2021
'Take the time for a kind conversation and you might help save a life' The words of Ann Frankham, lived experience member of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention Collaborative, are ringing in my ears as I emerge with mixed emotions from lockdown and gear up for the Christmas period.
Read MoreCreating hope through action - World Suicide Prevention Day
10 September 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an international awareness day observed on 10 September each year to provide a focus for commitment and action to prevent suicide.
Read MoreSafe Haven - Doors are staying open
11 August 2021
Wollongong Safe Haven is a purpose designed, safe space, for anyone to go to when they are having suicidal thoughts.
Read MoreOpen Letter: Responding to suicide in our community
11 May 2021
Dear Illawarra Shoalhaven residents, families, and community Re: Responding to suicide in our community As you may know our communities have been profoundly saddened by a number of suicide deaths.
Read MoreWhere to go for local support over the Christmas period
15 December 2020
If you need additional help or support this Christmas, you are not alone.
Read MoreLocals bravely share their stories on video to help other people bereaved by suicide
26 November 2020
When Jodi Bush lost her husband to suicide in 2013 she had no idea where to turn to for help.
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