Lifeline is dedicated to the prevention of suicide in Australia and to raising awareness about suicide and the help-seeking options available.

 

Our 24-hour Crisis Support Service was initially established to ensure people who had thoughts of suicide had someone to talk to any time of the day or night. Today, people from all walks of life call the Crisis Line, yet still approximately one in every 40 calls are about suicide.

 

Lifeline offers community education programs throughout the Queensland on suicide awareness. UnitingCare Community operates two training programs that teach participants to learn when someone may be at risk of suicide and to respond in ways that link them with further suicide intervention help. The LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid and LivingWorks SafeTalk is a half day presentation on suicide alertness. 

 

In Brisbane, Lifeline offers a monthly peer support group and an 8-week professionally facilitated psycho-educational group. These groups aim to provide information about suicide, guidance, support and contact with others who have experienced a similar loss.

 

For more information about the peer support groups, please see the peer support suicide bereavement flyer.

 

The psycho-educational suicide bereavement groups are free, usually small and meet once a week for 8 sessions at Chermside or Fortitude Valley. If you would like to find out when the next group is being scheduled or talk to the group coordinator, please contact Lyndall on 3624 2400.

 

For more information and feedback from previous attendees, please read the suicide bereavement groups flyer.

 

StandBy is a Suicide Bereavement Response Service that provides a 24-hour coordinated community crisis response to families, friends and associates who have been bereaved through suicide. Currently this program is run by UnitingCare Community’s Brisbane Division and the service is offered from North Brisbane to Logan.

 

StandBy respects, understands and supports the health and well-being of people bereaved by suicide. Our service is available for you regardless of where or when your loss occurred. To access StandBy you can contact the Coordinator on the 24 Hour Crisis Line on 0438 150 180, or via our StandBy office during business hours on (07) 3250 1856 to arrange a suitable time for StandBy to call you. Standby is available 24-hours and on weekends and public holidays.

 

This program involves assisting people in the Caboola region to be aware of the issues surrounding suicide including prevention and bereavement. It also aims to offer support to survivors of suicide – those people left behind after a loved one has chosen to suicide.

 

By networking with other community groups, conducting workshops and days of remembrance, RISC aims to reach out across the ripple that suicide creates in our community.

 

To contact the Responding to Issues of Suicide Program, please call 5480 3400.

 

The Commonwealth government’s Living Is For Everyone (LIFE) website is a world-class suicide and self-harm prevention resource. Dedicated to providing the best available evidence and resources to guide activities aimed at reducing the rate at which people take their lives in Australia, the LIFE website is designed for people across the community who are involved in suicide and self-harm prevention activities