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Lifeline Media Centre
Media Enquiries
For all Lifeline Australia media enquiries or interview requests contact:
Chris Wagner
National Media Manager
Ph: 02 6215 9446
Mobile: 0434 378 939
Email: chris.wagner@lifeline.org.au
If your media enquiry is specific to a local area or you should wish to speak to a media contact at a specific Lifeline Centre, please visit our Lifeline Locations page for contact details.
Lifeline Media Kit
The Lifeline Australia media kit is available for download. It contains an organisational backgrounder, facts, FAQ and media contact details. The contents of this media kit, including statistics were correct at November 2006. This media kit may be updated from time-to-time.
Download the Lifeline Media Kit - 2009 (300kb)
Speaking Safely About Suicide
The way suicide related stories are presented in the news can have a serious effect on at risk people. Read this simple guide to Speaking Safely About Suicide (pdf 32kb).
Lifeline encourages all media who are reporting on the topic of suicide to be familiar with guidelines and resources provided by Mindframe, for responsible reporting on suicide and mental health. Visit www.mindframe-media.info
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