We have arrived at the Evidence & Implementation Summit #EIS2025. Tina and I are looking forward to sharing and learning with others - representing @everymindau.bsky.social

For the next 2 days I’m at the Lived Experience of Suicide Summit in Brisbane. Listening, learning and facilitating two workshops tomorrow. There have already been some profound, truthful and hopeful discussions.

You can download the strategy here - www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/nspo

This morning I joined the NSPO, lived experience advisors and suicide prevention colleagues as the National Suicide Prevention Strategy was launched. This is the culmination of significant work by many. Alex, Jo & Alan spoke so eloquently about our collective hope for the future.

I have seen some social media posts in the past week with inaccurate or outdated statistics related to suicide. Just a reminder that if you need to find information quickly, then the Life in Mind portal has you covered! There are even graphs and infographics you can use. Go here - lnkd.in/gSgyYQEu

The second paper, published in @healthpromint.bsky.social was led by Phillipa with significant contributions from Lived Experience Advisors. The research draws insights from a workshop at an Australian Lived Experience of Suicide Summit (2023). Link - academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

The first paper examines whether Australian media professionals agree with guidelines for reporting
suicide (Mindframe guidelines) and the factors that may influence their level of agreement. (This one took way too long to publish but it there now! Link - doi.org/10.1177/1329...

I can often struggle to find the time to move research outcomes to publication outcomes - especially when we prioritise the application of research into our programs at @everymindau.bsky.social rather than prioritising publication. But it feels great to already have two papers published in 2025!

And so it starts. Day one of 2025 at @everymindau.bsky.social

Thanks to Ben Crothers for making sense of my keynote with his fabulous drawings at the Manna Institute Symposium last week.

Yesterday I spent the day at Manna Institute ‘s Symposium, showcasing partnerships between rural researchers & communities to find new solutions in mental health. Congrats to Manna on what they have achieved in just 2 years. We need more of these multi university, industry & community partnerships.

This is the moment Carlos broke the world record…and he is still mowing. Let’s get him to $24,000 for 24 hours mowing! au.movember.com/mospace/1359...

Wake up #Newy and get down to Empire park and support Carlos. Coffee van is here!

The last free Mindframe online training session for 2024 is fast approaching and places are limited. Reserve your spot now and learn how you can help reduce stigma around mental health concerns and suicide through more thoughtful communication. Register: bit.ly/3Z220v4

In less than 4 days Carlos Duque will be starting his 24-hour world record attempt to raise awareness and funds for Movember. This weekend I will be supporting Carlos and hope that you will too! Donate here - lnkd.in/g97vZ72A