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Dr Louise Hansen 🌷🕊🐀

10 Apr, 18 tweets, 3 min read

2021 Suicide Prevention Summit. 14-16 May. Entirely Free: To equip every practicing mental health professional in Australia with global best-practice knowledge and skills on suicide prevention, thereby making a tangible reduction on suicide rates.👇🏼#Justice4Australia 1/18

Who can register: Community Worker, Counsellor, GP/Medical Practitioner, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Social Worker, Student, Teacher/Educator, Other. 2/18

Dear Mental Health Professional,
Suicide remains the leading cause of death for Australians aged between 15 and 44. As a mental health professional, you are the frontline of defence, and you will be required to work with suicidality. 3/18

You must be prepared. For the third consecutive year, Mental Health Academy have partnered with Lifeline Australia, the leading national charity and provider of crisis support and suicide prevention services for help seekers in Australia, 4/18

to bring you the 2021 Suicide Prevention Summit. The purpose of this Summit is to equip practicing mental health professionals in Australia with the most up-to-date, advanced knowledge and treatment options on suicide prevention. 5/18

To achieve that, we’ve assembled 24 highly respected experts on suicide into one online specialised Summit. Over 3 days, May 14 to 16, you’ll have free access to all Summit sessions, live online. You will then have on-demand streaming access for an additional 5 weeks. 6/18

One of the most powerful resources we have to reduce suicide is our frontline mental health workforce. We believe that by providing every mental health practitioner in Australia with global best-practice knowhow and skills, we can tangibly reduce suicide rates in Australia. 7/18

We see our role as bringing global best-practice education to Australian practitioners – for free. Your role is taking the time to learn and apply. As we endeavour to save valuable lives, we look forward to seeing you at the online 2021 Suicide Prevention Summit. 8/18

Australia’s Suicide Facts:

65,000+
Every year over 65,000 Australians make a suicide attempt

9/day
Nine Australians die every day by suicide. In 2019, more than 3,300 Australians died by suicide. 9/18

15-44 years
Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians between 15 and 44 years of age

445,500
For each life lost to suicide, the impacts are felt by up to 135 people. This means over 445,500 people in Australia were affected by suicide in 2019. 10/18

High Risk
LGBTI+ community members and males aged 85 and older experience significantly higher rates of suicide than the rest of the population. 11/18

2 X
The suicide rate among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is approximately twice that of non-Indigenous Australians. The same applies for rural populations.
*Source: Lifeline Data & Statistics, 2021 12/18

Snapshot of the Summit
The 2021 Suicide Prevention Summit will be delivered via 13 live webinar sessions on 14-16 May (Friday to Sunday), and will continue as an on-demand event (i.e. you can watch recorded versions of the live sessions) until Sunday 20 June. 13/18

Free Access
Registration for the Summit is free for all professionals.

Best Practices
Learn global best practice in suicide prevention. 14/18

Live Webinars
Access real-time, interactive webinars facilitated by global experts on suicide.

Specialised Topics
Including Aboriginal health, lived experience, men’s and youth suicide prevention, assessment, and more. 15/18

On-demand Videos
Watch recordings of live webinars on-demand – so you don't miss out on anything.

13 CPD Hours
Receive a Certificate and accrue CPD hours as a mental health professional. 16/18

Live Q&A and Panel Discussions
Interact with presenters through live Q&A and multidisciplinary panel discussions.

Proceeds Go to Charity
All funds raised via the Summit will be donated to Lifeline Australia and help answer life saving calls for people in crisis. 17/18

2021 Suicide Prevention Summit. 14-16 May. It’s entirely Free. Please Share. Registration here: mentalhealthacademy.com.au/suicideprevent… 18/18

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