World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK? Day 2015
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World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK? Day 2015

10 September 2015

Today is an important day for mental health awareness as it is both World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK? Day. Today, we'll be sharing a range of social media developed by young people talking about why days like this, which start conversations about mental health are so important.

Dr Jo Robinson, Head of Suicide Prevention Research at Orygen, who specialises in using technology in suicide prevention for young people, talks about the importance of World Suicide Prevention Day.


We also asked a group of young people why it is so important that we raise public awareness on the important issue of suicide and what we can all do to help.


If you or someone you know needs suuport:

Call 000 for an emergency

Kids Help Line
1800 55 1800
www.kidshelpline.com.au

Lifeline Australia
13 11 14
www.lifeline.org.au