Visit to Mount Gambier Prison, South Australia
27/02/2014 2 of 3 posts that focus on my meeting with Eve Barratt I mentioned in a previous post that I met Eve Barratt, who is the Director for Lifeline, South East Australia. However,...
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I’m not a Fussy Eater but …..
27th February 2014 I landed in Melbourne, after a long haul flight. It was around 11pm and I was starving. The hotel was very basic and was not situated in the best part of...
Suicide Prevention: The Multi-Faceted Roles of Lifeline, Australia
27/02/2014 1 of 3 posts that focus on my meeting with Eve Barratt I have arranged to meet Eve Barratt who is the Lifeline manager for South East Australia. Whilst it is my intention to...
I Didn’t Realise the Word ‘Suicide’ Was so Taboo in the UK
I have been in Australia a total of six days and it has made me realise just how much communities in the UK struggle to refer to the word ‘suicide.’ For example, many health...
No Wonder the Suicide Rate is High Amongst Aborigines
I am quickly learning that this trip is about embracing lots of wonderful and unexpected experiences, being receptive to new ideas, different ways of working and sharing what I learn along the way. Equally,...
Trains, Planes and Automobiles: My Journey to Australia
Alright I admit it, that is not me slumped on the suitcase but that is exactly how I felt when I arrived in Melbourne! My journey to Australia consisted of two flights lasting 20...
Details of my Winston Travel Fellowship Award to Australia and New Zealand
I can hear myself moaning now, ‘I never win anything!’ Well I might have never won the lottery or even a raffle prize, but it seems my luck is changing. I have recently been...
My Personal Experience of Being Bereaved by Suicide
So where shall I begin? My life before my brother died, my experience of being bereaved by suicide, my work as a researcher, my vision to develop the first suicide bereavement research unit in...
