Lifeline's Role in Suicide Prevention

Each year around 2000 people die by suicide and a further 20,000 are affected by the loss of a loved one or friend to suicide. Lifeline is dedicated to the prevention of suicide in Australia and to raising awareness about suicide and the help-seeking options available.

Suicide Prevention is the reason that the Lifeline 24-hour telephone counselling service was developed more than 40 years ago.

For those with thoughts of suicide, it is vital to find ways to stay alive,  work through problems in living and get help.

For those who know someone at risk of suicide, it is important to listen and understand and to help link an at risk friend or loved one with services that can help them to stay safe. Lifeline offers information on helping people at risk of suicide and LivingWorks offers training programs in suicide intervention.

For those dealing with the suicide of someone they know, it is important to find support to make sense of what has happened, deal with their grief and learn how to live with their loss.

More Information about Suicide Prevention can be found at the following pages on this website:

You can do something
Are you at risk?
LivingWorks
Suicide Bereavement and Postvention
Suicide Prevention Resources and Links
Help for young men