Our work in suicide prevention

We are leading local and national work in suicide prevention – including piloting new programs to support communities and families, developing policy and delivering world-leading media and communication initiatives. 

Suicide prevention is a core area of work for us at Everymind. We are guided by evidence and our values in all that we do. Our work includes: 

• Undertaking and advocating for a comprehensive and evidence informed approach to the prevention of suicide
• Building the capacity of diverse workforces to contribute to the prevention of suicide
• Developing suicide prevention policy that is informed by current evidence as well as workforce and community needs
• Increasing the understanding of the link between the prevention of suicide, prevention of mental ill-health, and the prevention of other health and behavioural risks
• Developing, testing and implementing scalable suicide prevention initiatives and programs
• Leading the development of better connections across prevention approaches and service systems
• Contributing to the evidence base for suicide prevention, with a focus on translational research.

In addition to our programs and research, we support broader suicide prevention work across Australia and the world.

Our Institute is a member of:

• International Association for Suicide Prevention
• Suicide Prevention Australia (organisational member)
• The National Coalition for Suicide Prevention.

Our director and/or other staff at Everymind are a current member of:

• National Advisory Group for Suicide Prevention
• NSW Suicide Prevention Advisory Group
• NSW Mental Health Commission, Community Advisory Group
• International Taskforce for Suicide and the Media (IASP)
• RUOK Day Conversations Think Tank
• Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, Community Advisory Group.

Our skills in suicide prevention include:

• Translating evidence into scalable prevention programs and practical resources that are fit-for-purpose
• Delivering effective and tailored responses to prevention of suicide at a regional and national level
• Working with a range of health and non-health sectors, communities and partners
• Workforce development – including the development and delivery of workforce plans, tailored training and training packages
• Policy development – including whole of community responses as well as workplace responses
• Research and evaluation
• Strategic communication and stakeholder management.

We are competent and experienced in working with a broad range of stakeholders to prevent suicide and suicidal behaviour such as:

• Health services, emergency services, community services and non-government organisations
• Educational settings- including schools, early childhood services, universities and registered training organisations
• Media and communication organisations
• Workplaces and industries
• Governments and policy makers
• Families and carers
• Research organisations
• People with a lived experience of suicide. 
• Communities - including priority populations such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex, and those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.