Event Partners
The Indigenous Suicide Prevention forum presents various partnership opportunities that will help fund the attendance of Indigenous community members from remote locations, as well as non-funded community organisations.
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Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention. As a community controlled organisation, it is governed and controlled by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts and peak bodies, working in these areas to promote collective excellence in mental health care.
‘Gayaa’ means happy, pleased, and proud, and ‘Dhuwi’ means Spirit, in the Yuwaalarayy and Gamilaraay languages of north-west New South Wales.
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Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia’s vision is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, excellence, and presence across all parts of the Australian mental health system and the achievement of the highest attainable standard of social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Visit the website here: www.gayaadhuwi.org.au
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Headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, supporting 12-25 year olds with free early intervention services. headspace can help young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), social and emotional wellbeing, alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support. Young people can visit our centres or access our online and phone counselling, and vocational and school programs. Our goal is to help young people, their families and their communities to get themselves back on track by strengthening young peoples’ social and emotional wellbeing.
For locations of headspace services, as well as factsheets and resources for young people and their families and friends, please visit the headspace website: headspace.org.au