Meeting Australia’s Leading Researcher in Postvention
Post 2 of 5 Dr. Myf Maple is an Associate Professor in the School of Health at the University of New England (UNE) and is considered to be the leading postvention researcher in Australia....
Category: Australia
Postvention Research Being Conducted at the University of New England, Australia
Currently, there are very few researchers in the UK who specialise in suicide bereavement. In fact, when I was conducting my PhD, I didn’t know of anyone in the UK who was working in...
StandBy’s Critical Postvention Response to Prevent Suicide Clusters/Contagion
Post 3of 4 ‘StandBy’ has recently developed a short term (eight week) model of support for communities that have experienced suicide clusters and/or contagion. This service is aptly referred to as a Critical Postvention Response...
The Development of the StandBy Response Service for those Bereaved by Suicide
Post 2 of 4 It was a real honour to meet Jill Fisher as she is recognised as one of the leaders in the field of postvention. Jill has received several accolades in recognition of...
Support for Young People and Families in Need Provided by ‘United Synergies’, Australia
My next meeting was with Jill Fisher who is employed by ‘United Synergies’ to address the needs of those bereaved by suicide. Whilst the main purpose of my meeting was to learn about the...
Media Reporting: Tackling Stigma Against Mental Illness and Suicide
Post 2 of 2 During my visit to SANE head office in Melbourne, Sarah Coker (the Suicide Prevention Co-ordinator) introduced me to her colleague Robyn Thompson (the Media Relations Manager) who is employed to...
Training for Staff on how to Support Families of People with Mental Illness who have Died by Suicide
Post 1 of 2 SANE, Australia is a national charity that aims to help and support those who are affected by mental illness. Their Head office is based in Melbourne and was founded in...
Media Coverage of Two High Profile Suicides during my Stay in Australia
As you all know I am visiting Australia and New Zealand to learn how both countries respond to and care for people bereaved by suicide. Within less than 24 hours of arriving in Australia I...
Suicide Bereavement Online Services provided by Support After Suicide, in Melbourne Australia
Please, no derogatory comments about my anorak on the photo! I have got to say we have had a lot of rain whilst we have been in Australia, it is a wonder I have...
The Purpose of ‘Mens Sheds’ in Australia
How many of us in the UK joke about men loving their sheds? Most of you will be familiar with the book entitled ‘Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus’ I know...
