Events Calendar

The 2019 Conference focuses on building hope together through the three main conference themes – encouraging resilience, incorporating lived experience and facilitating collaboration between stakeholders. The conference encourages the sharing and discussion of ideas, stories and research to bring positive outcomes for the postvention sector.

Plenary speakers include:

• Dr Julie Cerel (President, American Association for Suicidology)
• Sharon McDonnell (Director, Suicide Bereavement UK)
• Ken Norton (Executive Director, NAMI NH, Connect Program)
•  Prof. Pat Dudgeon (Deputy Chair, Australian Indigenous Psychologist’s Association, Chair, National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Leaders Mental Health)
• Prof. Myfanwy Maple (Professor of Social Work, University of New England)
• Adele Cox (Chief Executive, Thirrili Ltd, Project Director of National Indigenous Critical Response Project)
• Nikki Jamieson (Principal Project Officer, Suicide Prevention in Health Services, Queensland Health)
•  Assoc. Prof. Judith Murray (Associate Professor in Counselling and Counselling Psychology, University of Queensland)
• Dr Diana Sands (Director, Bereaved by Suicide Centre for Intense Grief Therapy)
• Guest Conference Dinner Speaker: Anna Wardley (Endurance swimmer and charity fundraiser for suicide prevention organisations)

More information here