Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

WGAR News: Understanding the abominable jail & suicide rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Newsletter date: 3 August 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Understanding the abominable jail & suicide rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: An eleven year old suicides, nine months later his mother takes her life - this nation’s worst racism

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Inequality and racism are the offspring of exploitation

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WGAR News: Language revival could have mental health benefits for Aboriginal communities: Ghil'ad Zuckermann interviewed by Natalie Whiting, ABC PM

Newsletter date: 22 July 2015

Contents:

* Audio Interview: Natalie Whiting, ABC PM: Language revival could have mental health benefits for Aboriginal communities [featuring Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Professor of endangered languages]

* Audio: Bridget Brennan, ABC AM: Indigenous suicide rates at crisis levels [featuring Adele Cox, a Bunuba & Gija woman, researcher in suicide prevention; Gerry Georgatos, researcher with ATSISPEP]

WGAR News: The issue of our time - 1 in 3 deaths by suicide: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer

Newsletter date: 21 July 2015; last updated 22 July 2015 11:30 am AEST

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: The issue of our time - 1 in 3 deaths by suicide

* News Analysis: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: We would like to mediate a way forward for the homeless with the City of Perth

WGAR News: Local communities beating back suicide: Neda Vanovac, Yahoo7 News [featuring Youth worker Noeletta McKenzie of Maningrida]

Newsletter date: 17 July 2015; last updated 11:55 am AEST 17 July 2015

Contents:

* Analysis / Opinion: Neda Vanovac, Yahoo7 News: Local communities beating back suicide [featuring Youth worker Noeletta McKenzie of Maningrida, Gerry Georgatos, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks & Tanja Hirvonen]

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: All lives matter - suicides the leading cause of violent deaths

WGAR News: Gerry Georgatos Speaks out on Aboriginal Suicide: Lorena Walker on Strong Voices, CAAMA

Newsletter date: 16 July 2015, 12:05pm AEST

Contents:

* Audio Interview: Lorena Walker on Strong Voices, CAAMA: Gerry Georgatos Speaks out on Aboriginal Suicide.

* Analysis / Opinion: Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Stop examining the oppressed, instead examine the oppressor - this will do in racism & marginalisation

WGAR News: Indigenous suicide a 'humanitarian crisis': Rosalie Kunoth-Monks: SBS News

Newsletter date: 15 July 2015, 9:25am AEST; last updated 10:00am AEST

Contents:

* News: SBS News: Indigenous suicide a 'humanitarian crisis': Rosalie Kunoth-Monks

* Audio: Gerry Georgatos, NIRS: AMSANT calls on Government to increase mental health funding [featuring Bunaba woman Tanja Hirvonen]

* WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities