- Beyond Blue
- Beyond Blue-Who does it effect-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Keeping Strong
- Headspace
- Headspace: Yarn Safe
- IRISE C
- Development and validation of the Australian Aboriginal racial identity and self-esteem survey for 8-12 year old children (IRISE C)
- Lifeline Fact Sheets & Toolkits
- Working Together Second Edition – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practices
- SANE Australia
- Strong Souls: SEWB Assessment Tool
- Menzies School of Research’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Initiative – Brief Wellbeing Screener
- NPY Women’s Council – Words for feelings map – The ‘words for feeling map’ is an illustrated poster (A2 size).
- StandBy Response Service (Wanniassa, ACT)
- Standby support.com.au/
- The Way Back: a resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples after a suicide attempt
- Woden Community Centre (ACT)-The Way Back Support Service
- Beyond Blue – Finding Our Way Back – Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples after a suicide attempt
- YouMe – WhichWay factsheet
- Suicide contagion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
- headspace.org.au – Suicide Prevention Toolkit – A Guide for Secondary Schools
- https://headspace.org.au – Headspace in Schools
- https://headspace.org.au – School Support – Responding to Suicide Attempts in Secondary Schools
- Suicide postvention guidelines for schools
- Headspace-What Works – Youth Mental Health Resources
- Life for Koori Kids
- Koori Kids Koori smiles-Oral Health program
- Koori Kids Wellbeing Project
- Healthy active Koori Kids -Tucker Talk Tips
- Koori Kids (8 – 12 years) – Belconnen Community Services, ACT
- Koori Kids Wellbeing Pamphlet
- KidsMatter Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources
- Family Matters – Strong Communities, Strong Culture, Strong Children
- Learning from Each Other: Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People
- Communicating effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
- Working with Aboriginal People and Communities
- beyou.edu.au/ – Early intervention/prevention
- beyou.edu.au/resources
- beyou.edu.au/resources/always-be-you
- From 8 Ways to Kids Matter Ways
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Guidelines for Aboriginal Mental Health First Aids Training
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid
- safeTALK: Suicide Alertness for Everyone
- lifelinewa.org.au/Education/Living-Works-safe-Talk
- Suicide Story – Training Tool
- waltja.org.au-suicide story
- Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Training for Indigenous community
- Yarn Safe Website
- headspace.org.au – Got a lot going on?
- HITnet Community Hubs
- Kids Helpline
- ‘Life Giving Music and Dance’ DVD
- Proppa Deadly
- lets talk/proppa-deadly
- healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au- Proppa Deadly
- beyondblue.org.au – Proppa Deadly starts at page 12
- PSY [Preventing Suicide in Youth] Facebook Group
- SANE Online Forums
- Young Proud and Strong
- ictv.com.au – Working for Spirit, Mind and Soul – DVD
- Aboriginal Youth Suicide in Central Australia: Developing a consistent data system and referral pathway
- AIMhi Stay Strong IPad app
- AIMhi Yarning resources
- National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – Second edition
- One21seventy mental health flyer
- Working with the suicidal person: Clinical guidelines for emergency departments and mental health services manual
Links are provided here to a small range of public reports about suicide prevention amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Project Collaborators
- The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project is being undertaken by the University of Western Australia’s School of Indigenous Studies in collaboration with the Telethon Kids Institute and The Healing Foundation.
- The Telethon Kids Institute provides expertise in research and evaluation activities and is leading Phases 1 and 2 of the project: conducting systematic reviews of Suicide Prevention programs and services; analysis of literature and data; mapping the prevalence of suicides and self-harm; and developing a culturally appropriate Evaluation Framework.
- The Healing Foundation is providing in-kind and financial support for the project, hosting the national thematic round tables in Canberra and supporting the program of community consultations.
Related Organisations
- Suicide Prevention Australia
- National Mental Health Commission
- Western Australian Mental Health Commission
- National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Leadership Mental Health (NATSILMH)
- Lifeline
- Beyond Blue
Related Research
Contact Us
Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia
+61 8 6488 6926
Acknowledgement of Country:
We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional custodians of the land we live and work on, the Wadjuk people of the Noongar nation, and their Elders past, present and emerging. We also wish to acknowledge and respect the continuing culture, strength, and resilience of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as well as our Indigenous members from other parts of the world.
Disclaimer:
“The terms ‘Aboriginal’, ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’ and ‘Indigenous’ are used interchangeably. It is acknowledged that there are many cultural differences between and within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the use of differing terms does not intend to disregard such differences.” © Copyright 2018