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Category: Suicide in Australia

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How Word Usage May Influence Our Understanding of Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 10, 2017August 17, 2019

What is your attitude to suicide? It is likely you have never had to respond…

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Vietnam war veterans and their families

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 15, 2016August 19, 2019

We visited Mildura recently. It is located on the banks of the magnificent Murray River.…

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The Right To Die

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 25, 2016June 25, 2021

The South Australian Parliament recently knocked back the Death with Dignity Bill introduced by Liberal…

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Facts and stats about suicide in Australia

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 11, 2016August 20, 2019

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released the provisional data for suicide in Australia in…

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I once knew a man

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 27, 2016August 20, 2019

I once knew a man, an intelligent man, a dangerous man, a man who acknowledged…

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The male suicide crisis

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 20, 2016August 22, 2019

Man Up is a three-part documentary series and social awareness campaign, hosted by Triple M…

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Guard your thoughts

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 6, 2016August 26, 2019

Some people may think about suicide but do not act upon it. For others, suicide…

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Know the Signs

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 31, 2016August 30, 2019

In the 10 years to 2014, there was a 22 percent increase in the suicide…

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Suicide Rates Trend Upwards

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 10, 2016September 2, 2019

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show 2,861 people died from suicide…

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Australia Day

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 2, 2016September 11, 2019

Australia Day provides a unique opportunity for those who make their home on Terra Australis…

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Bruce Rickard

Bruce Rickard

Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

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