Male suicide - shaping policy and practice – Wednesday 3rd June

Our national approach to preventing suicide is directed by policies and strategies that are gender blind and don’t take into account the specific needs. Today’s event takes a look at the current policy landscape to identify opportunities to make Australia’s suicide prevention policy more male-friendly.

Focusing on the 75% - is it time to develop a national male suicide strategy?

Speaker include:

Pete Shmigel, Mental Health advocate and former CEO of Lifeline
Alan Woodward, National Mental Health Commissioner
Rebecca Burdick Davies, Director of Advocacy & Government Relations at Suicide Prevention Australia
Ivan Frkovic, Queensland Mental Health Commissioner
Glen Poole, CEO, Australian Men’s Health Forum