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...
Post 2 of 4 As stated in my previous post the Survivors after Suicide (SAS) is an organisation that specifically cares for people bereaved by suicide. During this post I will discuss the support...
Anne Embury is employed by the NHS and provides a suicide bereavement Liaison service in Cornwall. Anne has recently been informed that she has been awarded a Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship to learn about...
Penguins Australia has the smallest penguins in the world and they are only 13 inches tall. Might put one in my pocket! What a difficult life/job they have. They are so vulnerable. They are...
I have been reliably informed that a blog should include photographs. If that is the case, I would love to show you my pictures of the wildlife I have seen in the early stages...
On the 26th February, I visited Louise Flynn who is the manager of the Survivors after Suicide organisation. This is part of the Jesuit Social Services which is an overarching catholic welfare agency. However,...
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