Promoting
Best Practice
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.
Many First Nations peoples now feel unsafe in the wake of attempted bombing
On January the 26th, a man threw a bomb into a crowd of around 2,500 people at an Invasion Day rally in Boorloo. This was a targeted and racist attack designed to create fear and cause harm, including death, amongst Australia’s First Nations peoples and their allies.
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.
Discover the CBPATSISP website with ease through our guided video series. Led by Aunty Tjalaminu
4 October 2023: A national system of accountability is needed to ensure findings by coroners are used to inform suicide prevention measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, according to the results of an Australian-first research project released today.
Leading Indigenous psychologist Professor Pat Dudgeon AM is calling for more resources to help communities tackle rising rates of suicide, particularly among Indigenous people.
The Center for Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SuicidePrevention (CBPATSISP) proudly supports the establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to the Parliament.
The CBATSISP has commissioned local Perth animated film-makers Luisa Mitchell and Rhadeya Jegatheva to produce a short, animated video “Our Wellbeing, Our Way: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing”. The video tells the story of how colonisation has impacted the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities; the importance of self-determination towards a path of healing; and the ways people and communities today strengthen their social and emotional wellbeing.
On World Suicide Prevention Day 2023, we are sharing a short video series that brings together esteemed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Leaders.
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