In 2021, I wrote a paper on Aus attitudes & arguments about VAD. To ensure we have the best systems we need to keep talking. Pls consider taking a few mins to do this Go Gentle Australia survey @gogentle_aus#VAD#dyingwithdignity#voluntaryassisteddying
https://t.co/aic5W0J9E3
Want to contribute to the development of a National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Evaluation Framework, & Sharing Guidelines?
Contribute via workshop, online survey, or both. See flyer below. Contact @ArtdConsultants for more info.
#SuicidePrevention#mentalhealth
#PhD student at @Griffith_Uni is doing a study into #telehealth#suicide risk assessment practices of clinicians. Can you help? Your input will be invaluable for informing future guidelines and support in assisting those in suicidal distress? #suicideprevention
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Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws have now been passed in all 6 Australian states, & is now operational in all but South Australia (which goes live Nov 2023).
This is what the process looks like in Qld (source: Qld Health)
#VAD#voluntaryassisteddying#dyingwithdignity
It is only through exploring the experiences of those with a lived experience, can we even begin to understand and to improve services and support.
If you care for someone living with heart failure, please consider being part of the change.
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When post uni life isnβt all you expected (or were led to expect)! If anyone has any contacts or knows of any possibilities in this field of work, please let me know. Or message my girl child directly π Thanks ππΌ ππΌ ππΌ
Final places available for blended learning mode of Systematic Tailored Assessment for Responding to Suicidality (STARS) protocol training; delivered by @interface4you@aisrap with @SuicideAssessAu & @RosesInTheOcean rego link: https://t.co/uv0oIPxxbU
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@JanelCubbage And we should be supporting those therapists with better #SuicideAwareness training & more opportunity to self-examine their own feelings around #suicide so that they respond from a point of confidence, compassion & competency. Not from one of fear
@JanelCubbage Indeed, we should be talking more about the fact that therapists are human too & subject to the same reactions as other humans upon hearing that someone wants to end their life. Fear, ignorance, lack of competency, stigma, negative beliefs. #SuicideAwareness#SuicidePrevention
Such a great thread. I often find myself as one of the only mask wearers in a group these days, wondering why - itβs cheap, not a big effort and itβs effective for covid and influenza. Protecting me and others.
We're recruiting for a Director, Lived Experience within the National Suicide Prevention Office. The NSPO is leading a whole-of-governments approach to suicide prevention with a commitment to include lived experience.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 14 MARCH
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Attitudes and Arguments in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Debate in Australia: What Are They and How Have They Evolved Over Time?
https://t.co/vk4TtFtSms
#VAD#assisteddying
Attitudes and Arguments in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Debate in Australia: What Are They and How Have They Evolved Over Time?
Honoured to have co-authored this paper about #VAD in Australia
#assisteddying@aisrap@IJERPH_MDPI
https://t.co/vk4TtFtSms