These last few months, we have had more wonderful connections and conversations with other like-minded people interested in building strong healthy communities and exploring new narratives about suicide and suicide prevention.

Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Ivan Frkovic, entrepreneurial social change leader Jesse Martin and award-winning Town Planner Nikki Huddy joined 40 collaborative members from across the region bringing their ideas to this event.

About our upcoming collaborative side sessions.

We’ve been hosting the Collaborative for over a year now and have been extremely pleased, by the effectiveness of the ‘creative’ approach to suicide prevention. We now approach our next event ‘Critical Shifts’.

We are taking time to look back at what we have learned over 2023 in our Life Promotion and Suicide Prevention FNQ initiative. What challenges have we uncovered that can shape our work through 2024?

Key themes, such as humanity, compassion, social connection, equity, early intervention, and embracing bravery and boldness, prominently emerged during the event.

Life Promotion & Suicide Prevention FNQ is guided by 10 priorities that help us to propel this initiative forward. The priorities are informed by the Black Dog Institute LifeSpan Framework for Suicide Prevention and a Collective Impact approach to change.

A busy month! We recap October, including our preparations for a SPCAP plan for Kowanyama, our next Collaborative event, Touchpoints training and lots of important discussions ranging from domestic violence to self-harm in culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

In the realm of community-driven initiatives and making positive social change, Collective Impact has become a game-changer. It's all about teamwork, bringing various people together to tackle complex issues head-on. We will discuss a few ways…

Gill Townsend joined NQPHN and CHHHS in a co-design workshop to discuss how to design a new service for Head 2 Health mental health services that is easily accessible and meets community needs in Cairns.

On 28 June, we attended the TouchPoints training, delivered by RITO. The morning was full of vibrant conversation, personal stories and reflections, and opportunities to meet other people who want to be part of a greater movement for change.

The Collaborative invites you to join us for an exciting event dedicated to creating change in suicide prevention. We are seeking individuals who are committed to making a difference and invite you to be part of this movement.

TouchPoints is a short, easily accessible workshop for the general community to see how they may be a TouchPoint for someone experiencing difficulties relating to suicide and expands on the view that TouchPoints don't necessarily need to be found in the professional helping sector.

Last week, we were pleased to bring together almost 40 people from across FNQ for the third instalment in a series of events we refer to as ‘The Collaborative’, contributing to preventing and reducing the impact of suicide.

Up to $10,000 is available for community-led suicide prevention initiatives in Far North Queensland. Applications close 30 April 2023.

Our new website showcases both Far North Queensland suicide prevention projects in Cairns & Hinterland and Torres & Cape.