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SANE Australia Bereavement Workshop

Supporting people who have been bereaved by suicide is an important yet often overlooked suicide prevention strategy. The SANE Mental Illness and Bereavement Workshop explores how health professionals...

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Death of the ‘headclutcher’ picture

A campaign backed by Stephen Fry has been launched in the UK to try to change the type of images used by the media for stories about mental health. But what is wrong with the ones currently used? Read...

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New guide to help save young people’s lives

beyondblue has launched a guide to help parents and other family members reach out to young people at risk of suicide and to reduce Australia’s tragic youth suicide rate. The Family Guide for Youth...

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Diverse groups get help for suicide prevention

More than 30 communities throughout Western Australia will share in $298,000 for a range of suicide prevention projects and training announced by Mental Health Minister Helen Morton. Mrs Morton said...

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One Life round to tackle suicide prevention

Western Australian footballers aged 13 and above donned blue armbands over the weekend to promote suicide prevention and the message that ‘it’s ok to talk’, Mental Health Minister Helen Morton said...

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New plan to halve WA suicide numbers by 2025

Around one person loses their life to suicide every day in Western Australia. The impact of this statistic is felt deeply and spans the entire community. Suicide Prevention 2020: Together we can save...

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Lessons to be learnt from those who have attempted suicide

Five people have shared their incredible stories of resilience after attempting to take their own lives, in a new SANE Australia video. Launched last week at the 2015 National Suicide Prevention...

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Aboriginal children bereaved by suicide supported through cultural camp

Monday, 17 August 2015 Seven Aboriginal youth that were either directly bereaved by suicide or impacted by suicide within their community went bush as part of a program designed to boost their mental...

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10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day

This month a number of events and activities will be taking place around the State to mark World Suicide Prevention Day and RU OK? Day, both of which fall on Thursday, 10 September. Lifeline WA will be...

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Suicide Prevention Small Grants now available

$20,000 grants for local government and not-for-profit organisations to undertake suicide prevention training. For more information and details on how to apply, please visit the Mental Health...

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Ride to stop youth suicides

Youth Focus’ annual fundraising event, the Hawaiian Ride for Youth, is being held across five days in March from the 24th to the 28th of March. The event, which began in 2003, sees riders cycle the 700...

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Ride to stop youth suicides

Youth Focus’ annual fundraising event, the Hawaiian Ride for Youth, is being held across five days in March from the 24th to the 28th of March. The event, which began in 2003, sees riders cycle the...

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Health care training is significant

Introduction Health care training is very significant and finding a health training industry that provides quality training services makes one a successful health care service provider. The health...

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Mental health is a state of wellbeing

Mental health is a state of wellbeing that helps everyone to discover his or her own capabilities, handle stress during, work productively and be in a position to take part in community affairs. Mental...

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Health Industry Training offers high-quality training in Healthcare

The healthcare sector is the largest employer of people in Australia at present and is also the fastest-growing sector. People are always willing to spend money to remain in good health, hence well...

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Basic Understanding of Chiropractic Healthcare

Over the years, the healthcare industry has grown and adopted new types of healthcare provision services. Chiropractic is a type of health care with a major focus on the spine and musculoskeletal...

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Career in pathology: Know everything from roles, courses, and future

In today’s era, more and more students interested in making a career in the medical field are turning towards pursuing pathological courses. And can you blame them? According to a recent report, it is...

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