Search

Hope For Tomorrow

Bringing hope

Menu
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
    • Articles
    • My Book Notes
  • Memorials
    • Adam Joel Rickard
      • Eulogy
      • Poems
      • Reflections
      • Memorial Fund
  • Newsletter
  • Quotes
    • About Grief
    • About Hope
    • About Spirituality
    • About Suicide
  • Favourites
  • Reading List
  • Contact

Tag: Suicide statistics

  • Blog

Deaths of Despair

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 27, 2020

Princeton researchers Anne Case and Angus Deaton have dubbed suicide, drug overdoses and alcohol-related liver…

Read More
  • Blog

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…

Read More
  • Blog

Let’s Talk About Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 18, 2019November 18, 2019

Most people feel uncomfortable talking about suicide. It’s a subject we prefer to avoid. Occasionally…

Read More
  • Blog

‘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…

Read More
  • Blog

A Narrative of Hope

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 26, 2018August 2, 2019

On Sunday we witnessed my niece’s baptism at a church in Mooroolbark. She shared with…

Read More
  • Blog

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…

Read More
  • Blog

Halving the Suicide Rate

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on August 11, 2016August 27, 2019

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a $27 million suicide prevention framework aimed at halving Victoria’s…

Read More
  • Blog

A Global Phenomenon

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 28, 2016August 27, 2019

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that each year approximately one million people die from…

Read More
  • Blog

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…

Read More
  • Blog

Elderly men have the highest suicide rate

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 18, 2015September 20, 2019

Earlier this year the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their 2013 report on causes…

Read More

Popular Posts

  • The Power of Story

    June 2, 2018
  • How Winston Churchill Navigated His Darkest Hour

    March 13, 2018
  • Surviving the Waves

    September 1, 2018
  • The Librarian of Auschwitz

    August 23, 2019
  • The Beekeeper of Aleppo

    September 16, 2019
  • Survival

    April 17, 2015

Tags

Anxiety Connectedness COVID-19 Depression Fear Good Books Grief Hope Loneliness Loss Mental Illness Pandemic Suicide Suicide Grief Suicide in Australia Suicide Prevention Suicide Risk factors Suicide statistics Survival Trauma

About

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.

View Full Profile →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Translate

Archives

Categories

  • Blog (215)
  • Book Reviews (30)
  • Grief (2)
  • Protective Factors (45)
  • Risk Factors (77)
  • Suicide and Christianity (7)
  • Suicide Grief (55)
  • Suicide in Australia (24)
  • Suicide Prevention (64)
  • Youth Suicide (5)
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
×
Cancel