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....
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Three Young Children in the Greater Manchester Area Die by Suicide in Three Weeks
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” (Nelson Mandela) I have just returned to the UK after completing my Winston Churchill Travel...
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...
Support Provided to Communities in New Zealand which Experience Suicide Contagion or Suicide Clusters
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....
The Development of a Postvention Service Provided to Schools 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...
Suicide Bereavement amongst the Maoris in New Zealand
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...
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...
