Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project - March 2024

The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the March 2024 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health.

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 learn about the free resources Hey Sport, R U OK? provides for coaches, administrators, officials, volunteers and participants to help everyone in their sporting community feel connected and supported.

We learn about new research by ReachOut which has found there are high levels of concern among parents and carers about their teens’ social media and internet use.

We catch up with Kookaburra Kids to learn about the importance of supporting children living in families impacted by mental illness.

We find out about the new guidelines Butterfly has developed to support the development and professionalisation of the peer workforce for the care of people experiencing eating disorders.

And we learn about Everymind’s Ahead for Business program, a free digital portal that connects small business owners to tailored resources and tools to support their mental health and wellbeing.

Download the segments for your station to promote.

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