Search - Suicide

1. Community forum in Coffs aims to open minds for a better future
(Daily News/Blog)

... for students, organised by Headspace Mid North Coast and the Youth Suicide Prevention Committee. Professor McGorry will start the day sharing breakfast with staff and young residents at Mission Australia’s ...

2. Housing can be a matter of life and death
(Daily News/Blog)

... a result of chronic disease and drug and alcohol abuse, while others were caused by assault, suicide or accidents. If this was another subset of the population you would have to wonder if this number ...

3. Owen Craigie warns of gambling pitfalls
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... friends, family - Craigie went all in and lost the lot. If ever rugby league needed a reminder about the damage gambling can do, this is it. Broken to the point where he contemplated suicide, Craigie ...

4. Worrying trend in homeless deaths reveals vulnerability of life on Sydney's streets
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... assault, accident and suicide – it’s a stark reminder of how vulnerable homeless people are and how exposed to range of factors. “Because of the transient nature of homeless people it’s very difficult ...

5. Bold approach to homelessness will take 70 most vulnerable off streets
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... as well as assault, suicide and accidents, Mr Strickland said. A list of 70 people for the new project has already been drawn up, Sylvia Grant, NSW state manager of NGO Neami, said. The organisation runs ...

6. Report: Sea change needed in Australia's approach to youth drug/alcohol rehabilitation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in the past week. And there's a higher rate of suicide and accidental overdose among young users. "There's no question we need more services like Triple Care Farm and existing youth rehab service providers ...

7. Craigie passes on smart gambling message
(Daily News/Blog)

...  "It's always good to try and get people in the early stages of gambling because the long-term effects are family break downs, divorces, mental abuse and even suicide,” said Owen. "A lot of people take ...

8. System fails jobless on disability support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... of Occupational and Environmental Medicine released a report last year which showed that long-term joblessness significantly increases the risk of heart disease, lung cancer and suicide. Further still, ...

9. Youth of Australia wanted for national survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... picture. “The range of concerns – from stress to depression, suicide and body image – also suggest young people are facing increased challenges as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood,” ...

10. National Survey of Young Australians
(Research/Research and Social Policy)

... than younger people. Concerns about family conflict, bullying/emotional abuse, personal safety, drugs, alcohol and suicide decreased with age. Females were more likely than males to be concerned about ...

11. Opinion - Time for fresh thoughts on welfare reform
(Daily News/Blog)

... cancer and suicide. And that suicide among young men out of work for six months or more increases 40-fold. An unproductive life destroys a person and can spread like a cancer through their family and ...

12. Kelly's story
(Daily News/Blog)

... hospitalised for anorexia and her agoraphobia – an anxiety disorder associated with fear of public places – became worse. Diagnosed with depression, she began to self-harm and attempted suicide three ...

13. Mission Australia releases new report: 'Insights into the concerns of young Australians'
(Daily News/Blog)

... as their greatest concern: Drugs (26.8% of respondents) Suicide (26.3%) Body image (25.5%) Family conflict (24.1%) Bullying/emotional abuse (23.4%) Alcohol (23.0%) ...

14. Make an online donation to Mission Australia
(Donations/Support Mission Australia)

... 2,000 one-off incidences of youth support. Published our ninth National Survey of Young Australians, testing the views of almost 48,000 young people. Drugs, suicide and body image were identified as ...