Koori Mail – Pandemic response turns to mental health

Croakey – Roadmap to Recovery: Reporting on a research taskforce supporting Indigenous responses to COVID-19

ABC News – Suicides continue in the Kimberley with communities waiting for the Government to act

NATSILMH – The Foundations to Close the Mental Health Gap are in Place – But the Work Lies Ahead

National Indigenous Times – Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services drives strong mental health services forward as top priority

Study: Racism shortens lives and hurts health of blacks by promoting genes that lead to inflammation and illness

Sydney Morning Herald – Mental Illness and suicide costing $500 million a day

United Nations Human Rights – World Mental Health Day 10 October 2019

NACCHO News Alert – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people met the criteria for psychological distress

The West Australian (Albany Advertiser) – WA’s draft suicide action plan criticised 

The Guardian – Why now is the time to disrupt the colonialist model of healthcare

NATSILMH – National Indigenous leaders welcome $5.5 million launch of mental health and suicide prevention initiatives

ABC News – Experts turn to the healing power of horses to stem escalating suicide rates in Aboriginal youths

New York Times – I Was a Low-Income College Student.Classes Weren’t the Hard Part

ECU News – Indigenous suicide crisis needs urgent action: review

The Age – Petty crimes, private jets and prison: How the WA government wastes millions punishing regional kids

ABC News – Mr World Australia, driven by life’s hard knocks, vies for global crown 

Croakey News –New guidelines to improve care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at risk of self-harm and suicide

WAPHA – Unprecedented commitment to reducing suicide in the Kimberley

The Guardian – Guardian Australia’s The Killing Times wins prize in NSW premier’s history awards

Flinders University blog – New guidelines for self-harm and suicide assessment

SBS News – Australia has just got a new national suicide prevention adviser to tackle the mental health crisis

SBS News – Harm and family ruin are the top indicators for suicide according to the Coroner’s Report

Sydney Morning Herald – How do we cope?’ Nellie Flagg says these deaths can be prevented

The Australian – Labor pollies go bush to meet families touched by suicide

Triple J (ABC) – Indigenous suicide, constitutional recognition, and dating your mates

Mirage News – New mental health research draws wisdom from Aboriginal Elders

ABC News – Ex NRL player who attempted suicide has message for new government adviser

ABC News – Educational resources about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture

ABC News – Suicide strikes remote Kimberley community for second time in two months

ABC News Sydney – WA town using music to engage at-risk Indigenous kids and keep town suicide free

newsGP –  ‘Not a new tragedy’: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicides

UWA news – Federal funding boost for Indigenous mental health services

The Australian – Broken heart of a nation and 77 souls

The Australian – Urgent response ‘no fix for suicide’

The Australian – Families first in Burney’s bid to tackle suicide crisis

News.com.au – Australia’s male suicide epidemic is much worse than previously thought, new research shows

ABC RN Breakfast – This is what Indigenous leaders hope to see after the election

Amnesty – Eight issues behind Indigenous youth suicide

The Guardian – Australia must embrace ‘cultural safety’ if we are to close the gap

Buzzfeed – This Young Man Is Hopeful About The Future in Australia’s Worst Suicide Region

Buzzfeed – An Aboriginal Health Service In One Of Australia’s Worst Suicide Regions Is Self-Funding Mental Health Roles

Buzzfeed – This Woman Grew Up In The Worst Suicide Region In Australia. Now She’s Working To End The Crisis

Mental Health Australia – CEO Update – Responding to Indigenous Suicide

The Guardian – ‘Unspeakable’: how can Australia stop the Indigenous suicide epidemic?

NITV News SBS – Inquest into Indigenous youth suicides suggests shift to ‘cultural healing’

NITV/SBS – You are light building resilience combat youth suicide

The West Australian – Indigenous youth health forum focus

Liberal Party media release – Support for Youth and Indigenous Mental Health

NATSIMLH –  ‘More detail and funding needed’Indigenous mental health and suicide prevention leaders respond to federal Budget

The Saturday Paper – Indigenous youth suicides continue

NITV News SBS – Why are we losing so many girls to suicide

The Conversation – Why are we losing so many Indigenous children to suicide?

ABC News – 24 young Indigenous people have died by suicide this year prompting a national campaign

The Guardian – The killing times: the massacres of Aboriginal people Australia must confront

The Guardian – Maps of Massacres

The West Australian – Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt says tackling Aboriginal youth suicides is grave challenge

SBS NITV News – Government announces funding to halt increase in Indigenous youth suicides