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Category: Youth Suicide

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The Prolonged Effect of COVID-19 on Suicide Rates

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to re-evaluate our response to mental health as the…

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Believing The Lie

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 30, 2017August 16, 2019

When someone takes their life we can assume they have been listening to the wrong…

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13 Reasons Why

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 1, 2017August 17, 2019

The fictional series 13 Reasons Why, based on the popular young adult novel by Jane…

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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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Why?

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 4, 2015September 23, 2019

A news update reported that Nicholas Winton, a Briton, who organised the escape of 669 mostly…

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The Larrikin Priest

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 19, 2015September 26, 2019

Father Bob Maguire was parish priest of St Peter and Paul’s Church in South Melbourne…

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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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