PRESENTS
Honouring our ways of knowing, being and doing
24th–26th March 2026 | Kaurna Country/ Adelaide
Leading transformative change in Indigenous suicide prevention and mental health
300+
Attendees
105+
Organisations
99%
Conference Satisfaction
45+
Speakers From Australia And Beyond
7+
Sponsors
Event Overview
The 2025 Indigenous Suicide Prevention Forum highlighted the vital role of grassroots, community-led initiatives across Australia, bringing together a diverse range of voices and lived experiences. The event fostered collaboration between experts, community leaders, and practitioners, strengthening connections and shared learning. Attendees were particularly inspired by the next generation of leaders, with a youth keynote from One Percent Program Founder Dante Rodrigues, MC Bianca Hunt, and a youth panel led by AIPA Committee Member Mark Nannup (Yamatji/Noongar).
A strong focus was placed on cultural healing and wellbeing throughout the Forum, with activities including art therapy, an On-Country walk and mullet haul with the Gamay Rangers, and a cultural cruise with Tribal Warrior. Trauma-informed yoga, weaving, and grounding bodywork further supported participants, creating a culturally safe space for reflection, connection, and solutions-driven conversations.
These elements combined to ensure the Forum was not only informative but also restorative, continuing to affirm the importance of culture in strengthening suicide prevention efforts in First Nations communities.
In 2026, the Forum will evolve into the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Forum to reflect the need for a broader conversation. While suicide prevention will remain central, the expanded focus acknowledges the wider mental health challenges faced by First Nations peoples, including social and emotional wellbeing, culturally safe care, systemic reform, and community resilience.
By embracing a wider agenda, the Forum will continue to provide a leading platform for knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and culturally grounded solutions, while ensuring discussions address both the immediate and underlying drivers of Indigenous mental health and suicide.
Advisory Committee Members include:
Past Sponsors
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Key Delegate Challenges
Access to decision-makers and influence
Senior leaders are tasked with delivering programs that work yet face complex funding and compliance demands. They are actively seeking trusted partners to help design, resource, and scale solutions across Indigenous communities.
Building credibility and trust
In a sector where relationships matter, organisations struggle to cut through without a proven commitment to cultural safety and Indigenous partnership. Delegates are searching for credible providers who can demonstrate value and build long-term trust.
Finding the right partners and solutions
With limited resources and rising demand, services need scalable workforce, technology, health, and community solutions. Procurement teams want to meet partners who can deliver impact immediately and sustainably, but finding them outside of this forum is often slow and fragmented.
Hear from one of our past sponsors
Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia
Why sponsor
Position your brand where it matters most, at the centre of Australia’s Indigenous mental health and suicide prevention response. This landmark conference will bring together 300+ senior leaders from ACCHOs, ACCOs, government agencies, universities, and frontline mental health services — the people driving policy, service delivery, and culturally safe innovation.
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Whether your expertise lies in workforce training, digital health tools, clinical services, community programs, or culturally safe wellbeing initiatives, this event offers a high-value platform to engage decision-makers who are actively seeking solutions and partners. Sponsorship positions you directly in front of the leaders responsible for funding, procurement, and implementation in Indigenous health.
Who Should Sponsor?
Workforce Development & Training Providers
Support services building capability in Indigenous suicide prevention and mental health care.
State & Local Government Departments
Promote the work and support you are offering to organisations in this area and build trust and relationships with the community.
Digital Health & Technology Solutions
Demonstrate how your platforms enhance access, monitoring, and culturally safe service delivery.
Community Program & Service Providers
Showcase initiatives that strengthen resilience, belonging, and healing across Indigenous communities.
Universities & Research Institutes
Share evidence-based approaches and programs that translate research into practice.
Consultants
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Advisory Firms
Highlight expertise in compliance, governance, evaluation, and culturally informed program design.
Who Attends?
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CEOs and other C-suite leaders
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Programme Directors and other senior staff
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Psychologists and clinicians
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Policy leaders
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Social and support workers
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Other health workers
Organisational Profiles that Attended In 2025
6%
Healthcare Solution Providers
4%
Universities & Research Institutes
Indigenous Controlled Health Sector
Government
Non-Indigenous Health NFPs, Peak Bodies & Associations
31%
18%
13%
Mainstream Health
28%
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Attendee Organisations By Size
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Large
32%
Micro
20%
Small
38%
Medium
10%
​Past Attendee Organisations Include
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Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales
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Aboriginal Legal Service New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
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Abstarr Consulting
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Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service Incorporated
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Alfred Child and Youth Mental Health Services
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Alfred Health
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Anglicare Western Australia
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Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal Corporation​
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Gayaa Dhuwi
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GEO Group Australia Proprietary Limited
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Gidget Foundation Australia
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Griffith Aboriginal Medical Service Incorporated
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Griffith University
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Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation
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Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation Limited
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Hunter Primary Care Limited
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ISN Psychology Proprietary Limited​​
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Queensland Health
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Rainbow Lodge
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Roses in the Ocean
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Serco Proprietary Limited
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Social Futures Limited
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Sonia Pallett Jewellery
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South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Limited
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South West Aboriginal Medical Service Corporation
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StandBy Support After Suicide
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Stride Mental Health Limited
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St Vincents Health Australia Limited
"I found the speakers deadly and the networking and connections were amazing. I found it very inspiring and it filled my cup to go back to community to continue the work that is so needed in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention!"
Community Engagement Coordinator,
Darling Downs and West Moreton Primary Health Network Limited