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The Gift

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 22, 2021December 22, 2021

Gift-giving is at the heart of Christmas. A gift is a token, an expression of…

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An Antidote For Loneliness

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 11, 2021September 27, 2022

What ‘The Marsh Girl’ can teach us about survival Loneliness is real. It happens to…

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Loneliness and Social Isolation

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 24, 2021

Loneliness is something everybody experiences. While loneliness is a common feeling, it is often hard…

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10 Questions To Ask Yourself If You Struggle With Suicidal Thoughts

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on December 12, 2020

In his 2015 best-selling memoir Reasons To Stay Alive, British author Matt Haig opens up…

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COVID-19 and Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 27, 2020

It is reasonable to expect the current pandemic will lead to increased suicide risk News…

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The Power of Words to Keep Us Safe

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 15, 2020January 8, 2021

With governments around the world scrambling to contain the spread of COVID-19 and senior medical…

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Shoring up hope in uncertain times

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on March 19, 2020March 21, 2020

‘Some days there seems to be little reason for hope, in our families, cities, and…

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Seniors, Social Isolation and Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 13, 2020

The suicides we choose to ignore: The incidence of suicide in older adults is often…

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What You Need To Know About the Loneliness Epidemic

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 17, 2018August 2, 2019

According to new research from the Australian Psychological Society and Swinburne University loneliness is on…

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Social Connectedness

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

We attended the Scots Day Out in Rosalind Park Bendigo. We stood among the crowd…

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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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