Speaking together for mental health and suicide prevention
Tasmania is the first state to adopt the new National Communications Charter. The Charter brings the community sector together with government and people with lived experience. Promoting a common language around mental health, mental illness and suicide in Tasmania. So that together we can work to reduce stigma and promote help-seeking behaviour.
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Who have already committed to speaking together...
Take the online course and sign up
Our short online training will guide you through the Charter. It only takes around 30 minutes to complete.
Access our free resources
Once you sign up to the Charter you will receive access to free, evidence-based information and resources.
Share the campaign
Tell your colleagues and contacts about the Charter so that together we can work to reduce stigma and increase help-seeking behaviour
Organisational Partners
Our organisational signatories have made a significant commitment to adopting a common language around mental health and suicide. Making mental health and suicide prevention a priority issue and taking steps to support collaboration across the sector and greater Tasmanian community.
Become an organisational signatory here.
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Safely Talking toolkit
Introducing a new resource to guide safe and meaningful community discussions on suicide and suicide prevention. Community discussions on suicide and suicide prevention can help to open up conversations and encourage people to get help early. However, it is important that discussions are facilitated safely to minimise any potential risk. The Safely Talking toolkit provides […]
4 Oct 2019
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The Charter in Action
An interview with Jo Dixon, Volunteer Coordinator, Lifeline Tasmania… What services does Lifeline Tasmania offer? Together, our team of dedicated staff and more than 400 volunteers share a common vision: A Tasmania free of suicide, where everyone meets challenges with strength and optimism. We work throughout the entire state of Tasmania delivering suicide prevention and […]
4 Oct 2019
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Become a StigmaWatcher
StigmaWatch is a national organisation set up to ensure that the media report respectfully and safely on mental illness and suicide. You can help StigmaWatch with their work by reporting unsafe or stigmatising media articles to StigmaWatch. The video below provides a brief introduction on what StigmaWatch is and how you can help to support […]
2 Oct 2019