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The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) is Australia’s leading voice on Indigenous suicide. The Centre promotes evidence-based suicide prevention practice that empowers individuals, families and communities and respects their culture.
Welcome to Country
A statement on the racism on show at the recent Anzac Day Welcome to Country ceremonies.
The Working Together Book… Ten years later
Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice is a seminal text in the field of Indigenous mental health and wellbeing in Australia. Download the book and explore resources from its 10th Anniversary celebrations.
The World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conferences
The World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conferences (WISPC) are a global initiative where representatives of First Nation countries address suicide prevention at an international level. We are proud to be part of this initiative.
Fact Sheet - A First Nations Guide for Truth-Telling about Suicide
This guide supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to talk publicly about suicide in a way that is safe for you, your family and others in the community.
Yarn Up Listen Up Report
A Community Report of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People’s Perspectives on Suicide Prevention
Navigating our website
Learn out how to navigate the CBPATSISP website and find the resources you are looking for
Coronial Responses to Suicides of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Research Report
This research investigated how Coroners’ Courts respond to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities after losing someone to suicide.
Coronial Responses to Suicides of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Report from the Lived Experience Workshop
The Lived Experience Workshop was a central element of the Coronial Responses research.
Featured Program: 13 YARN
13YARN is the first national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping.
Fact sheets
Explore our collection of fact sheets for clear and concise summaries of key findings, recommendations, and outcomes from research, conferences, roundtable consultations, and other inquiries relevant to suicide prevention.
Manual of Resources for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
The Manual is a collection of practical resources and tools that people, both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous, can use to make a real difference in promoting positive mental health and social emotional wellbeing, and preventing suicide in our communities.
Featured Stories
We’re committed to keeping you informed with the latest stories and publications from CBPATSISP, Our Partners and the Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing Sector.
A coroner has accepted expert opinion that the life of Stanley Inman Jnr, a Noongar and Wirlomin man who died in Acacia Prison outside Perth at nineteen years of age, could have been saved if there had been culturally safe care provided to him.
A landmark study has shed light on the harrowing challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQI youth in Australia. The first-of-its-kind ‘Walkern Katatdjin: Rainbow Knowledge’ national survey exposed the stark reality of suicide attempts and pervasive psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQI youth.
10 July 2022: The Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Linda Burney MP, has described the Labor Government’s suicide prevention approach, saying it would focus on, “self-determination, respect for First Nations knowledge systems, restoration of culture and First Nations leadership of programs and services.”
Join Prof. Pat Dudgeon (a Bardi woman from the Kimberley in Western Australia), Dr Stewart Sutherland (a Wiradjuri man) and Prof. Alan Rosen across this four part series as they discuss how, by living in harmony with nature, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are, at the same time, a strength and a priority in our response to the significant impacts of climate change and the Covid 19 pandemic.
As the nation prepares itself to vote on a Voice to Parliament, one of the key questions must be how the Voice can be utilised to prevent Indigenous suicide. One obvious step would be to empower the nation’s leading Indigenous community-based mental health workers, psychologists, those with lived experience, and Elders who are saving lives today through culture-based outreach programs, online supports, and staff training devices. The Indigenous Suicide Prevention Forum gathered in March 2023 to propose and plan action for the future, regardless of the referendum’s outcome.
Indigenous suicide prevention counsellors, community workers, researchers, and cultural healers presented on how you can build practical programs and skills to help First Nations Australians experiencing mental distress.
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