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...
I arranged to meet Sandra Palmer who is a registered trauma counsellor who has been involved in the development of the Clinical Advisory Services Aotearoa Ltd (CASA) which is based in Auckland, New Zealand....
I met Gilli Sinclair in Auckland, New Zealand, to learn about the excellent postvention service that she has developed, which aims to support young people/schools when a pupil has died by suicide. Gilli is...
New Zealand comprises of two main landmasses – that of the North Island and the South Island. New Zealand is situated approximately 900 miles east of Australia and 600 miles south of the Pacific...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Post 3 of 4 Survivors after Suicide (SAS) in Melbourne, Australia provide activity based programmes for children and young people bereaved by suicide and they are referred to as ‘Serious Fun’ and they include...
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