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The Holiday Season

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 14, 2016September 12, 2019

The holiday season gives rise to a flood of memories. When I was a child…

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Top Ten Reads in 2015

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 20, 2015September 12, 2019

I enjoy reading. I have been an enthusiastic reader in my adult years. While growing…

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Suicide Tsunami

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 12, 2015May 14, 2024

Sheralyn Rose has written a deeply personal account of her life following the death of her…

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Gabriel Faure: Requiem

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 5, 2015September 18, 2019

I recently attended a program of romantic French music at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in…

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Rational Suicide?

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 30, 2015September 18, 2019

Professor of Philosophy at Latrobe University, Jana Thompson, says, “People sometimes have good reasons for…

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Telling the Grandchildren

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 19, 2015September 19, 2019

In her book ‘Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far’, music artist and mother of…

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Victoria Police and Work-related Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 13, 2015September 19, 2019

The recent tragic death of a leading senior constable at the Seaford Multi-Disciplinary Centre has…

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Suicide Prevention Targets

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 5, 2015September 19, 2019

The Federal Labor Party has made a commitment, should they be elected to government, to…

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The Power of Tears

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 29, 2015September 19, 2019

In September I attended the Service of Thanksgiving for my brother Adrian John Rickard. Ade…

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Stay

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 23, 2015September 19, 2019

Suicidal thoughts are reasonably common. Something like 3–4% of adults think about suicide at least…

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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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