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Category: Suicide Prevention

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‘Towards Zero’ Target for Suicide Rates in Australia

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 5, 2019January 2, 2021

Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has appointed Christine Morgan, CEO of the National Mental Health…

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Five Strategies To Keep Hope Alive

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 11, 2019January 2, 2021

Personal safety refers to not only physical safety – freedom from physical harm –  but…

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When You Can’t See a Future

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 27, 2018August 3, 2019

Oliver Sacks was a British neurologist, naturalist and author. He was born on July 09,…

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Talking To Children About Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 18, 2018August 2, 2019

Why start a conversation about suicide? It’s hard for parents to know whether they should…

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Suicide in a Family Changes Everything

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 12, 2018August 6, 2019

Journalist Martin Scarsden, the central character in Chris Hammer’s bestselling novel ‘Scrublands’ is on assignment…

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With Suicide Rates Trending Upwards, What Can We Do To Help?

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 29, 2018August 3, 2019

There were 3128 suicide deaths in Australia in 2017, according to the ABS Causes of…

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Working Together to Prevent Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 7, 2018August 6, 2019

Monday September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year the theme is Working Together…

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Why Do People Find It Difficult To Talk About Suicide?

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 14, 2018August 8, 2019

Suicide is complex. I don’t hear anyone suggesting otherwise. But it’s not a topic that…

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How To Respond To People Who Are Thinking Of Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 30, 2018September 11, 2019

Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson was asked by a young man ‘Why shouldn’t I take my…

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Social Media & Suicide Prevention

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 23, 2018August 3, 2019

Social media has become an important tool for reaching people at risk of suicide. Instagram…

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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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