Aboriginal Suicide Prevention

WGAR News: WA Government supports end to suicide crisis but ironically cuts funding!: The Stringer

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Mon, 02/12/2013 - 3:06pm

Newsletter date: 3 December 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: WA Government supports end to suicide crisis but ironically cuts funding!
* NACCHO Aboriginal suicide prevention: Black Dog Institute launches app to try to save lives
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Family of 15 are being evicted from their home by Department of Housing

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Keywords: 
protest
indigenous
human rights
Australia
solidarity
aboriginal
NT
Gerry Georgatos
WA
WA Government
The Stringer
Aboriginal Suicide Prevention
ABC Radio National - Breakfast
Suicide in Aboriginal Communities
Aboriginal suicide crisis
eviction policy
evicted from their home
Thousands of children evicted - nowhere to go
Mychelle Curran
Jonathon McCarthy
David Havercroft

WGAR News: "Progress report on Closing the Gap proves best results are through community groups"

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 18/06/2013 - 11:27am

Newsletter date: 19 June 2013

Contents:

* NACCHO chair: Progress report on Closing the Gap proves best results are through community groups
* The Stringer: Austerity cuts hit Closing the Gap

* NACCHO News: NACCHO CEO appointed to new Aboriginal Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Group
* The Stringer: Suicide prevention phone app designed for Aboriginal people in the remote

* NACCHO health education news: NACCHO signs Landmark Aboriginal medical education agreement
* NACCHO media news: NACCHO CEO Lisa Briggs to host IndigenousX Excellence this week

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
South Australia
Keywords: 
indigenous
aboriginal
Closing the Gap
Aboriginal youth
NACCHO
The Stringer
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Aboriginal Mental Health
Aboriginal Suicide Prevention
Aboriginal medical education
CROAKEY
sex education
sexual health education
Michelle O'Rielly
Aboriginal dental health
Aboriginal health and wellbeing
Dialysis funding