World Suicide Prevention Day Events 2025

“I think Support After Suicide is actually participant centred in a way that many other organisations don't dare to do”, volunteer and counselling placement student Kiara Lindsay shares. “It is such a rare thing to be able to speak so specifically to suicide bereavement in a program that is also free and very flexible”. It…

On Saturday the 22nd of November, the Support After Suicide gathered for the program's first annual Community Day. Held to commemorate the International Day for Survivors of Suicide Loss, the event was an opportunity for program participants, their friends and families to connect with each other and engage in activities to support them and their…

World Suicide Prevention Day is held on the 10th of September each year. To commemorate the day, there are many community events held around Victoria as an opportunity for us to gather, connect, and remember our loved ones lost to suicide. You can find a gallery of photos from some of the events held this…

It’s a Wednesday morning in the school holidays. Some children are playing together in a school hall. This is Support After Suicide’s program tailored to children: Serious Fun.

“When I was bereaved by suicide, I was not just grieving the loss of a friend but grieving for all LGBTQIA+ people who face a transphobic and homophobic world each day,” says Immy Money, Project Officer at our new Support After Suicide Hub (SASH). “I was realising just how many in our community are suicide…

Support After Suicide program recently hosted our annual talk by grief and trauma expert, Dr Rob Gordon. The talk addressed the themes of guilt and responsibility, particularly in suicide bereavement. 

When musician and anthropologist Glenn McDonald’s mum passed away from suicide in 2011, music played an important part in his recovery.