May 24-26 (Live Webinars) May 24 – July 21(On-Demand)
Mental Health Academy
Join Australia’s largest online suicide prevention conference for mental health professionals.
Topics include substance abuse, safety and resilience, young men and suicide, lived experience and peer work, moral injury, zero suicide, relationship distress, suicide prevention in schools, and much more.
Suicide remains the leading cause of death for Australians aged between 15 and 44. As a mental health professional, you are the frontline of defence, and you will be required to work with suicidality. You must be prepared.
The purpose of the 2024 Suicide Prevention Summit is to equip clinicians and community workers with evidence-based, culturally-informed strategies, insights, and clinical tools for identifying and managing suicide risk.
To achieve that, we’ve assembled 15 highly respected experts in mental health and suicide prevention into one online specialised Summit. And you can learn for free.
One of the most powerful resources we have to reduce suicides is our frontline mental health workforce. We believe that by providing thousands of mental health practitioners in Australia with global best-practice knowhow and skills, we can tangibly reduce suicide rates. We see our role as bringing global best-practice education to practitioners. Your role is taking the time to learn and apply.
As we endeavour to save valuable lives, we look forward to seeing you at the online 2024 Suicide Prevention Summit. Please continue reading below for more information, or head straight to our registration form.
Bringing you leading experts and thought leaders in mental health and suicide prevention.
The Summit brings you a very unique line-up of renowned practitioners, researchers, educators, and thought leaders in mental health. Whether you decide to attend live webinars or watch on-demand recorded videos – you can rest assured you’ll be learning from the best.
Dr. Diego De Leo
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Griffith University
Dr. Rory O’Connor
President, International Association for Suicide Prevention
Dr. Kairi Kõlves
Professor, Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention at Griffith University
Dr. Michael Acton
Psychologist, Author
Dr. Jon Jureidini
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide
Dr. Nicole Lee
CEO, Hello Sunday Morning
Dr. Manaan Kar Ray
Associate Professor, Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention
Dr. John Sommers-Flanagan
Professor of Counselling, University of Montana
Dr. Jonathan Singer
Professor of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago
Dr. Nikki Jamieson
Strategic Advisor in Suicide Prevention
Dr. Zac Seidler
Global Director of Research, Movember
Susan Murray
Managing Director, Zero Suicide Institute of Australasia
Fay Jackson
General Manager, Inclusion and Lived Experience Leader, Flourish Australia
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Tim Heffernan
Deputy Commissioner, Mental Health Commission of NSW
Martina McGrath
Lived experience research, policy and training and consultant
For help in Australia
If this report causes you distress, or if you or someone you know needs help, there is support available
If anyone is in immediate danger please call 000 in Australia or 111 in Aotearoa New Zealand
Salvation Army Care Line 1300 36 36 22
Reach Out http://au.reachout.com/tough-times
Headspace Register and chat now at eheadspace, or call 1800 650 890 Headspace
Lifeline 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Mensline Australia 1300 78 99 78 (24 hour phone counselling and referral)
Beyond Blue 1300 22 46 36
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/suicide-prevention
Mates in Construction: 1300 642 111
QLife 1800 184 527 Phone & Chat 3.00 pm – 12.00 pm everyday
SANE Australia help helpline@sane.org
SANE Australia Helpline Chat – Talk to a mental health professional (weekdays, 10 am-10 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time) 1800 187 263
Kids Help Line 1800 55 1800 (24 hour phone counselling)
Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 487 (Professional call back service referral line operates seven days a week) www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au.
Veterans Line 1800 011 046 (after hours professional telephone crisis counselling for veterans and their families)
For help in Aotearoa New Zealand
1737 is here to help for free – Mental Health. You can also contact Lifeline NZ on 0800 543354 www.lifeline.org.nz or the
Suicide Crisis Helpline on 0508 828865 or www.lifeline.org.nz/suicide-prevention
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