“Suicide is the leading cause of death for 15 to 44-year-old Australians, but it is not something we talk about very often. According to the Deputy CEO at Suicide Prevention Australia, Kim Borrowdale, that lack of talking is one of our main problems. “We need to talk about it more not less. We need to…
“Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged between 15 and 44, with almost seven people taking their life every day.” As a US resident, I don’t have any first-hand knowledge of what is going in in Australia. Do any of my Aussie readers have more insight into this statistic? It is alarming,…
If you’ve been around here for long, you likely know that sometimes, I just like to change things up and see how it works out. As a techie kind of guy, part of hosting my own websites has been to dabble, so occasionally, I’ll dabble in a new direction. While over in Australia last week,…
The Australian government has a webpage that is all about how to deal with a child or young adult disclosing abuse to you. Now, obviously the rules and requirements may not be the same where you are, and the list of who to contact is specific to their Australian audience, but I think a lot…
Carrie has a message for child abuse survivors in Australia. tags: CA ChildAbuse New Apps Give Teens Easier, Persistent Access To Mental Help tags: CA Depression Facebook will alert you when kids go missing in your area tags: CA MM SocNetPres She was charged with sex crime; Cretin-Derham 16-year-old got the blame tags: CA ChildAbuse…
I’m not in Australia, obviously, but if you are, the Survivors and Mates Support Network is having a launch fundraiser on July 4th. From their site: Survivors & Mates Support Network (SAMSN) is a not-for-profit organisation working to increase public awareness of the effects that childhood sexual abuse can have on men in their adult…
