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Speakers with local and national expertise in suicide prevention, research and service delivery with the aim to improve local collaboration.
About this event
Speakers with local and national expertise in suicide prevention, research and service delivery with the aim to improve local collaboration.
An opportunity to increase your knowledge and understanding of current initiatives in suicide prevention, hear from people with a lived experince of suicide and first responders.
We will discuss some of the challenges in the NT and possible opportunities to improve collaboration across government and the sector to reduce suicide in our community.
Sponsored by: SabrinaReach4Life, NT Government , Northern Territory PHN
Organised by: the Darwin Regional World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 Planning Committee
Speakers
- Welcome to country - Trent Lee
- MC: Lidia Di Lembo, SabrinasReach4Life & Bereaved by Suicide Support Group NT
- Opening by the Hon. Natasha Fyles, NT Minister for Health
- Bronwen Edwards - CEO Roses in the Ocean, Co Chair of QLD suicide Prevention in Health Taskforce, IASP SIG Chair Lived Experience, Black Dog Institute LifeSpan Research & Advisory Committee
- Prof Gary Robinson - Director Centre for Child Development and Education, Menzies
- Jane Nungarrayi Blunden - Critical Response Support Advocate NT, Thirrili Ltd
Q & A session
"How can we improve collaboration in suicide prevention in the NT? " and "What are some of the challenges and what are some solutions?"
Q&A Session Panel:
- NT Police, St Johns Ambulance
- StandBY Support after Suicide
- Local GP
- Headspace
- Mates in Construction
- Lived Experience community
- Come Walk With Me
- Walk off the War Within
Who Should attend?
Health professionals,Psychologists, Social Workers, Teachers, School Counsellors, Business People, Clergy and pastoral care workers, Law enforcement officials, Paramedics, Youth Leaders, Student Service Personnel, Emergency Services and Defence Personnel, Interested community members.