Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project - June 2014
The CBAA is pleased to welcome you to the June 2014 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 learn about Finding Our Way, an inspirational series of short films created by people from migrant and refugee backgrounds living with emotional and mental health issues.
We preview the MindOUT! LGBTI Mental Health Conference, which will examine the individual and social determinants that impact on the mental health outcomes of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.
Paul McFarlane, the senior chaplain with NSW Ambulance, tells us why it’s so important for us to reach out to those around us and ask if they’re okay.
We also profile a range of other suicide prevention and mental health services, including Mental Health in Multicultural Australia, Suicide Prevention Australia, headspace, Lifeline, the Suicide Call Back Service, MensLine Australia, the Standby Response Service, and R U OK?
For more information on this project, please contact the CBAA on (02) 9310 2999, or email: [email protected]
Track |
Topic |
1 |
We learn about Lifeline’s Online Crisis Chat Service, which provides quick and easy access to help and support. |
2 |
We hear about the MindOUT! LGBTI Mental Health Conference, which will be held in Sydney on the June 26-27. |
3 |
R U OK? Ambassador Jess Connell provides some advice for people who are going through a difficult time in their life. |
4 |
We catch up with Suicide Prevention Australia chief executive Sue Murray to find out about the 2014 National Suicide Prevention Conference. |
5 |
We hear about the SANE Helpline, which provides information about symptoms, treatments, medications, where to go for support, and help for carers. |
6 |
We learn out about Finding Our Way, an inspirational series of short films created by people from migrant and refugee backgrounds living with emotional and mental health issues. |
7 |
Paul McFarlane, the senior chaplain with NSW Ambulance, tells us why it’s so important for us to reach out to those around us and ask if they’re okay. |
8 |
We catch up with eheadspace manager Carmen Garrett, who encourages all young people who are experiencing a problem in their life to check out the support they offer. |
9 |
We hear about ReachOut.com, a website dedicated to young people's mental health, and a great place for young people to find information, support and online communities. |
10 |
We profile Kids Helpline, Australia's only free, private and confidential, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5 and 25. |
11 |
We hear more about the MindOUT! LGBTI Mental Health Conference, which will examine the individual and social determinants that impact on the mental health outcomes of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. |
12 |
Randal Newton John explains the range of services MensLine Australia offers to men who need someone to talk to about the problems they’re facing. |
13 |
We learn about the StandBy Response Service, which provides a coordinated community response to families, friends and communities who have been bereaved through suicide. |
14 |
We hear more about Finding our Way, a project that provides a greater insight into the challenges faced by people who are not only making a life in a new country, but facing mental health issues as well. |
15 |
Paul McFarlane, the senior chaplain with NSW Ambulance, gives us some advice on how to start a meaningful conversation with someone we are concerned about. |
16 |
We learn more about the SANE Helpline, which provides information about symptoms, treatments, medications, where to go for support, and help for carers. |
17 |
We hear about the Suicide Call Back Service, which provides free nationwide professional telephone and online counselling for anyone affected by suicide. |
18 |
We learn about headspace School Support, an initiative funded by the Australian Government that provides localised support to secondary schools affected by a suicide. |
19 |
Barry Taylor from MindOut! Tells us more about the MindOUT! LGBTI Mental Health Conference. |
20 |
We hear about the important service eheadspace provides for young people living in rural and remote communities. |
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