LIFE Communications
The role of LIFE Communications is to improve communication between suicide and
self-harm prevention stakeholders in Australia. We achieve this by providing access
to the latest information from National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS) projects
in prevention, intervention and postvention. These projects are informed by Living
Is For Everyone, a framework, research document and toolkit that shapes and directs
how suicide prevention activity is undertaken in Australia.
LIFE Communications builds networks in suicide prevention between key stakeholders
such as academics, researchers, health professionals, service providers, community
leaders and policy makers. This is achieved through a range of strategic and targeted
communication activities.
The LIFE website is the primary medium of communication. It provides the latest
research on suicide and developments in NSPS, as well as opportunities to discuss
issues and share knowledge, resources and information. The website also provides
a dynamic and accessible forum of interaction, independent of stakeholders' geography,
resources and time constraints.
The project team's role is to promote and facilitate use of the LIFE Framework and
its accompanying research and toolkit amongst stakeholders, making it easy for them
to access relevant information and apply it to their self-harm and suicide prevention
work.
LIFE Communications:
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is a National Suicide Prevention Strategy project managed by Crisis Support Services
on behalf of the Department of Health and Ageing
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aims to improve access to suicide and self-harm prevention activities in Australia
through the promotion of the LIFE Framework and its professional development resources
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began in September 2007 LIFE Communications goals
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Stakeholders have access to the Living Is For Everyone resources
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Stakeholders have access to the latest information, activities and resources in
suicide prevention
- Stakeholders contribute their learnings and draw on each other's expertise Contact
the LIFE Communications team via livingisforeveryone.com.au