IT WAS AT the height of Covid in 2020 that James took his life. He was a great friend, the kind of friend that comes along once in a lifetime. We spent countless hours talking about everything and anything. While his death wasn’t really out of the blue given his...
It's no secret that there's a serious cost of living crisis going on in Australia right now. With the price of groceries skyrocketing, many landlords raising renters' costs, electricity prices soaring – not to mention the ever-increasing interest rates – there are...
New figures have emerged showing a devastating increase in the number of men taking their own lives around the country in 2022 – and revealing that suicide in general in on the rise. Between 2019, when the Suicide and Self-Harm Monitoring System was implemented, and...
Men aged 85 and older have the highest suicide rates in Australia, but the tragedy has gone relatively unnoticed. This group is growing older, feeling alone and flying under the radar. The tragedy of suicide is recognised as a major public health issue. Yet what may...
Suicide symptoms and behaviours are often in plain sight. But we won’t reduce the number of suicides in Australia
until we are aware of the barriers that stop us responding with urgency, not just concern
The cost-of-living crisis has sent searches for support skyrocketing.
Mental health is still a huge concern around the nation, especially for men. (Trigger warning: this article discusses suicide)
Suicide rates reveal a heartbreaking reality.
