Join the Collaborative
- Connect with other people who have lived experience of suicide.
- Learn how to use your experience to have a positive impact.
- Help us reduce suicides. Your experience is an asset we need to do this work.
Read the Welcome Pack for more information about the Collaborative, what support is available and ways you can contribute.
Click here to hear from members about their experience with the Collaborative.
Training & Workshops
One way the Collaborative supports people with lived experience to be involved in this work is by offering training, including Roses in the Ocean two capacity building workshops:
Contact us to express interest in attending future training for people with lived experience.
Connect with peers
Peer groups in the community
- Shelter group (Wollongong)
- Bereavement supports
- Alternatives to suicide (Marrickville)
- Recovery Camp
- Helpful resources for setting up a peer network
Lived experience organisations
- ARAFMI (Illawarra-based; for family & carers)
- Roses in the Ocean
- Being (mental health focus)
Safe Spaces
Local Safe Spaces
- Shelter peer support group Wollongong (*March 2022, we apologise that this group is currently not running)
- Drop-in space (currently being co-designed)
Examples of other Safe Spaces
There are a range of ways people with a lived experience of suicide can use their voices to contribute to suicide prevention.