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Preventing suicide: A community toolkit
'No shame in reaching out': What suicide prevention advocates want you to know
Natalie Croxon
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Just some of the members of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention Collaborative. Picture by Robert Peet
'Don't be ashamed': Aboriginal community urged to talk in tough times
Natalie Croxon
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Kim Reid from Thirrili and Sharlene Cruickshank from the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. Pictures supplied, and by Ainslie.Co
'People will understand': Why young people should reach out if they're having a tough time
Natalie Croxon
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headspace Wollongong service manager David Wootton and youth reference group member Matt Armitage. Picture by Robert Peet
How carers helping people with suicidal distress can get support themselves
Natalie Croxon
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Jade Bonham, carer peer worker at Stride, a mental health service. Picture by Sylvia Liber
Why people who have lived it are so vital in helping people through suicidal distress
Natalie Croxon
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Emma Miles, Adam Bryant, Pippa Stevenson and Neil Fraser. Picture by Robert Peet
Over 3000 people died by suicide last year. Here's what that number doesn't tell us ...
Natalie Croxon
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Sandy Smith lost her husband Kurt to suicide and now works to support other bereaved people. Picture by Robert Peet
Hope lost her father and brother to suicide. This is why she wants people to talk about it
Natalie Croxon
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Hope Carberry, who lost her father and brother to suicide, hopes people speak up when they think someone is struggling. Picture by Robert Peet
'Myth that males don't reach out for help': How suicidal distress can show in men
Natalie Croxon
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Mark Ellis, a suicide survivor and peer worker in suicide prevention, at Shellharbour Marina. Picture by Sylvia Liber
In just one hour, you could learn to save a life from suicide
Natalie Croxon
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Ann Frankham, a lived experience member of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention Collaborative, in Kiama. Picture by Robert Peet
Three steps anyone can learn to prevent suicide
The Illawarra Mercury and Illawarra Suicide Prevention Collaborative launch Care To QPR campaign giving away 500 free training places.

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