Our Sponsors

Bupa is an international healthcare group which has been committed to a purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world for more than 75 years.

Bupa Asia Pacific operates in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, supporting about 8.2 million customers through a broad range of health and care services including health insurance, aged care, dental, medical, optical, and hearing services.

Employing more than 22,000 people in the region, we believe that we can make a real difference to the lives of our customers through our values, purpose, and the way we deliver personalised care.

During the past 20 years we have invested more than AUD$40 million in partnerships and programs focused on improving health of communities across Australia through the Bupa Foundation.

The Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC) is the peak body and voice for 52 ACCHOs (Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations) across NSW and works to ensure ACCHOs have access to an adequately resourced and skilled workforce to provide high-quality health care services for Aboriginal communities.

StandBy Support After Suicide is Australia’s leading suicide postvention program dedicated to assisting people and communities bereaved or impacted by suicide.

What we do:

The StandBy program supports anyone bereaved or impacted by suicide at any stage in their life, including:

•        Individuals
•           Families
•         Friends
•          Witnesses
•           First Responders
•          Service Providers

StandBy is available Australia-wide and is accessible seven days, providing free face-to face and/or telephone support at a time and place that is best for each individual.

UnitingCare delivers the program in Queensland across the following PHN regions:

•         Brisbane North and South
•         Central Queensland, Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast
•         Darling Downs and West Moreton
•         Northern Queensland
•         Western Queensland

UnitingCare delivers compassionate, innovative health and community services across Queensland. We meet people where they are and walk alongside them to support wellbeing, dignity, and meaningful, lasting change.

StandBy is committed to ensuring all Australians have equal access to evidenced, well-coordinated and timely post suicide support, those with lived experience of suicide bereavement are central to everything we do. 

StandBy – An initiative of Youturn jointly funded by the Australian Commonwealth, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Victorian Governments.

Australian Football League is responsible for the administration and promotion of Australian Rules Football and is primarily involved in the operation of two nationwide league competitions, the AFL and AFLW competitions. The legacy of Indigenous Players is celebrated each year in the AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Rounds and AFLW Indigenous Rounds. Sir Doug Nicholls Round is a highlight of the football calendar and the celebrations recognise unforgettable moments and contributions of past and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander footballers and umpires who have paved the way for other Indigenous peoples in the game. These Indigenous rounds give the fans and people in the industry the opportunity to celebrate, acknowledge and thank Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players, volunteers, administrators, coaches, umpires, and fans, past and present, for their contributions to the football community. The AFL has a dedicated mental health and wellbeing team and a Social and Emotional Wellbeing practice stream. The industry mental health and wellbeing strategy acknowledges the ongoing impacts of racism on the social, emotional and cultural wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In partnership with AIPA, the AFL has a Social Emotional and Cultural Wellbeing Framework to guide the support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Players.

This Framework, currently in its implementation phase, helps shape practice across all levels of the AFL industry, informing community mental health programs, talent pathways, and support for Indigenous staff, players and their families, while complementing broader system-wide work.

At Amplar Health, we’re driven by a desire to make health personal. We partner with governments, businesses, and not-for-profit organisations to bring quality virtual and in-person healthcare to more Australians.

For more than 30 years, we’ve worked to make quality healthcare more accessible—giving people greater choice, control, and independence in how they manage their health and wellbeing.

Our work is guided by a robust clinical governance framework and delivered by a national network of registered health practitioners committed to the highest standards of care.

WellMob is a library of Indigenous specific social and emotional wellbeing digital resources. Developed with communities, for communities, WellMob supports strength, healing and connection by showcasing culturally relevant apps, websites, videos and programs grounded in culture and lived experience. The platform makes it easier for individuals, families, health workers and services to find trusted, evidence-informed tools that promote holistic wellbeing. WellMob centres Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, and supports self-determination by elevating First Nations voices, knowledge and innovation in digital mental health and wellbeing.

Headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, supporting 12-25 years old 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.

Thirrili is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families, and communities in times of grief and loss. Established in 2017, Thirrili is the national provider of postvention support, providing care to families and communities after a suicide or other critical incidents.

Our work is grounded in cultural strength, community leadership, and collective healing. We:

•   Provide culturally responsive support to families and communities following a loss.
•   Work alongside communities to foster self-determined, strong, and connected futures.
•   Advocate for systems change to improve responses and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples after traumatic incidents.

Thirrili honours the wisdom, resilience, and knowledge within our communities. We take a culturally safe, trauma-aware, and strengths-based approach, ensuring our support is guided by the voices and needs of the people we serve. Through deep respect and collaboration, we strive to create pathways of hope, healing, and empowerment.

Established in late March 2020, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (GDPSA) is the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SEWB, mental health and suicide prevention leadership body. It is governed and controlled by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts and peak bodies working in these areas, promoting collective excellence in mental health care across the country.

GDPSA’s vision is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership across all parts of the Australian mental health system to achieve the highest attainable standard of mental health and suicide prevention outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

SANE is the leading organisation for people with complex mental health issues in Australia and for the families, friends and carers that support them. Our work includes free, strength-based, trauma informed digital and telehealth support, mental health awareness and stigma reduction programs, research, and advocacy. We aim to end mental health inequity through systematic change, and eliminating stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion.

Our nationally accredited support services include:
•   telephone counselling and peer support
•   online groups and events
•   24/7 peer-support forums, including a First Nations Yarning Space
•   an extensive library of online information and resources.