Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project - June 2015

Danny Chifley, 29th May 2015

The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the June 2015 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Each month, our project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices, using interviews with service providers, as well as profiles of people who have successfully dealt with tough times in their lives.

This month we look ahead to the 2015 National Suicide Prevention Conference, which will bring together a range of people and organisations working and researching in the area of suicide prevention, as well as people with a lived experience of suicide.

Sonia Neale, the recipient of SANE Australia’s 2014 Hocking Fellowship, tells us about the model for supporting people with Borderline personality disorder she found in England, which she would like to see replicated here in Australia.

We catch up with QLife to hear about a new series of 15 short films that portray the lives and experiences of LGBTI people, and learn about the work MindOUT! is doing to help organisations to be more responsive to suicide prevention and mental health issues for LGBTI people.

For more information on this project, please contact the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia on (02) 9310 2999, or email: [email protected]

Track	Topic
1	We catch up with National Clinical Director Ross Jacobs to find out about the support LGBTI people can access if they phone QLife, and some of the things people ring to talk about.
2	We learn about the work MindOUT! is doing to help organisations to be more responsive to suicide prevention and mental health issues for LGBTI people.
3	We catch up with R U OK? Community Ambassador Justin Geange and ask for his advice for people who may be concerned about their mental wellbeing or who are going through a tough time.
4	We look back on the Plebs Pros and Personalities 24 Hour run, an event that brought together celebrities and everyday Australians in recognition that suicide is something that affects us all.
5	Sonia Neale, the recipient of SANE Australia’s 2014 Hocking Fellowship, tells us about the model for supporting people with borderline personality disorder she found in England.
6	*beyondblue* CEO Georgie Harman tells us about the role parents can play in helping to explain the damaging impacts homophobia can have on young LBGTI people.
7	We look ahead to the 2015 National Suicide Prevention Conference, which will bring together a range of people and organisations working and researching in the area of suicide prevention.
8	Suicide Prevention Australia’s Lived Experience Network Leadership Group member Allan Sparkes provides some advice for people who are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
9	We hear from Lizzie Britt, a Community Ambassador for R U OK?, about the importance of supporting friends, colleagues and family members by asking them: ‘are you okay?’
10	We catch up with Lifeline CEO Jane Hayden, who says people can contact Lifeline about a range of issues, and don’t have to be in crisis to seek some help.
11	We learn about the SANE Helpline, which provides information about mental illness symptoms, treatments, medications, where to go for support, and help for carers.
12	Ben Higgs, organiser of the Plebs Pros and Personalities 24 Hour run, lets us know how people can support the event and continue the conversation about suicide prevention.
13	We catch up with Sally Morris from MindOUT! and ask why it’s important for organisations and services to be more understanding of the needs of LGBTI people and communities.
14	Sonia Neale, the recipient of SANE Australia’s 2014 Hocking Fellowship, explains why it’s important for people around Australia to know more about the experiences of people living with borderline personality d DUR: 2:13
15	We hear some of the reasons why *beyondblue* has relaunched their national Stop. Think. Respect: Left Hand campaign which aims to address LGBTI discrimination among teenagers and young men.
16	Ross Jacobs from QLife tells us about the support they provide to LGBTI people through their web chat service.
17	We find out more about the 2015 National Suicide Prevention Conference, which will bring together a range of people and organisations working and researching in the area of suicide prevention.
18	R U OK? Community Ambassador Justin Geange tells us why he thinks the simple question ‘are you okay?’ can make such a big difference in the lives of other people.
19	Lizzie Britt, a Community Ambassador for R U OK?, tells us why touching base with people around you and asking if they’re okay is so important.
20	Allan Sparkes tells us that greater awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder, and support for the partners and family of people affected by PTSD, are needed to help address this important mental illness.