Over 3,000 deaths by suicide occur each year in Australia. In 2022, there were 3,249 deaths by suicide – an average of about 9 deaths per day – with a rate of 12.3 per 100,000 population.

27 Feb 2024

Suicide remains a difficult topic to discuss. However, suicide is a serious issue — staying silent isn’t the answer.

We MUST remove the stigma around suicide … Misunderstanding and lack of knowledge about mental illness and suicide can lead many people to feel hesitant or frightened to talk about it. Changing the words we use to discuss suicide is an important step in lessening the harmful stigma and ultimately, a way to start saving lives.

Community Education on Suicide … its Prevention and Intervention

Here at Have Hope; Inc., we are passionate about community education of removing the stigma on suicide and have rolled out the delivery of safeTALK, the world’s leading suicide prevention skills training program by LivingWorks, Australia.

Very soon we will be releasing a series of workshops on Understanding Suicide. Stay Tuned.

In the meantime, if you want to learn more about safeTALK or book a safeTALK workshop click this link.