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October 2023

Perth Metropolitan
Suicide Prevention Update
The Perth Metropolitan Suicide Prevention Coordinators assist in the delivery of the Mental Health Commissions’ Suicide Prevention 2025 Framework. Our role is to build community capacity to prevent and respond to suicide through awareness, education & training, partnerships and events. We work with community groups, organisations and interagency networks to build safety and support.

The Perth Metropolitan Suicide Prevention Coordinators do not provide a crisis services or interventions for consumers.
What's been happening |  Upcoming | Feedback & More Info

What's been happening
RightByYou Website Update

Since its launch in April, RightByYou has been presented a various District Leadership groups and networks across Perth Metro. We have seen awesome engagement on the website, with the current statistics showing over 8,000 hits on the website, from 6,000 new users.
 
In addition to presentations, Neeka and Amy have developed, piloted and facilitated several Right By You: Self-care workshops that aims to teach young people self-care skills and how to navigate the Right By You website. In the last two months this included two  workshops at the In Your Head Zero2Hero conference (over 200+ students), and several school such as Scotch College and Como SHS. We have also been invited to set up stalls for students a school wellbeing fairs like the recent Kelmscott and Ballajura Senior High Schools. This has been a great opportunity for local Perth students to meet the SPC crew, familiarise themselves with the website and take home Right By you merchandise such as bags, stickers and keychains. A common response from schools staff and students has been around a relief and gratitude that students can turn to this resource in those tough times.  
 
SPC East Update

Motorsport Car Racing Festival
Right By you and Service Information at their festival in Langley Park Perth City on World Suicide Prevention Day.

Suicide Prevention in the Disability Sector
This was a sold-out event that was held on 27 September in Midland. This was a 2-hour seminar that aimed to increase the local support worker’s understanding of suicide prevention skills and resources when supporting someone living with a disability. We had SPC’s own Amy speak about trends and learnings for psychosocial disabilities in the NDIS space, CarersWA discussed Carer Gateway, services, eligibility and referral pathways, a Q&A with a Lived-Experience Advocate, and ended it off with a 1hr training on ‘Managing Suicide Risk & Self Care’.
 
 
Stall and speech at Derbarl Yerrigan’s World Suicide Prevention Day Fair
On September 11th at their East Perth location. Consumers of the service and their community were able to discuss with us about important Suicide Prevention supports for their community.

Aboriginal Youth Bush Hike (Armadale)
In partnership with Marmun Mia Mia, Derbarl Yerrigan and headspace Armadale we went for a walk and yarn into the bushlands in the local Armadale area. The young teens had the opportunity to hear Aboriginal storytelling from that bush path, then finish it off with a sausage sizzle and a yarning circle with everyone.
 
 
SPC South Update
 
Pathways to Care
Neami SCP partnered with StandBy and the Imagined Futures Group to host a Pathways to Care workshop in the Melville, Cockburn and Fremantle region. The day focused on developing a strategic and planned approach to suicide postvention within the region and to support those bereaved or impacted by suicide.

YAMHFA
Youth Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid was delivered in the Peel Region for Bindjareb Moorditj Noongar Moort and Services. Attendees learnt valuable mental health first aid skills, as well as spend time learning from local Elders and the local community.
 
World Suicide Prevention Day/RUOK Day Events
Neami SPC patterned with members from the PaRK Suicide Collaborative to host community awareness events for RUOK? Day and World Suicide Prevention Day. There was great community turn out at each event! Across the day with 500 roses given out to community and we spread awareness about mental health and start a conversation about how we can support each other. 
 
       

Murdoch Life Assist Launch
Over the last few months Neami SPC has been lucky enough to work with the newly formed student suicide prevention network, Murdoch Life Assist (MLA). Amy was invited to speak at their launched event on the 21st September and host a Neami stall. It was a great day and exciting support the next generation of mental health workers.
 
SPC North Update

Whitelion
SPC has teamed up with Whitelion to support a mental health fundraiser by one of the team running a Jungle Body extravaganza for adults and youth alike. RightByYou was promoted and participants received merchandise, with 40 people attending.
 
Perth Dance Challenge
The SPC team promoted the RightByYou website at the Perth Dance Challenge. Over 500 youth dancers participated over 2 days in a great showcase of talent. Over 1000 family members and friends also attended the event. The RightByYou website received a number of hits over the weekend and attendees received information on this exciting new tool.
 
Sneakerland
In early September RightByYou was the mental health sponsor for the Sneakerland event that is the highlight of the streetwear and sneaker collector calendar. Over 2000 people attended RAC Arena to check out the latest fashions and sneakers. On the day there was a Dance Contest which SPC supported, and a basketball competition. RightByYou merchandise was given out to those who attended. You could see RightByYou QR codes and videos on the Jumbotron and all the screens around the Arena.
 
 
R U OK North Metro
In the North Metro the SPC team supported four R U OK day activities in City of Wanneroo Youth Centres where youth took part in conversations and fun activities to learn about mental health. Ballajura College hosted a expo which was attended by SPC, Helping Minds, headspace and Zero 2 Hero. RightByYou merchandise was given out as part of these events. Pharmacy 777 Nollamara hosted a community morning which was well supported.

Upcoming
  • Cultural Conversations: Religion and Mental Health – November 30 (Link for tickets to be sent out soon)

Feedback & More Info
Visit the Suicide Prevention Coordinator website

To find essential information about services and resources designed for referrals, consumers and carers.
 

We acknowledge Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as the Traditional Custodians of the land we work on and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that their sovereignty was never ceded.


We are committed to cultivating inclusive environments for staff, consumers and carers and celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.
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