Manual of Resources for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

∘ Support in Tough Times ∘

The Little Red Threat Book

Communities, Families, Friends & Elders / By

The Little Red Threat Book demonstrates how to respond when someone says they will take their own life unless another person does as they demand. It describes how such threats, which may feel manipulative or abusive, can result from trauma, including intergenerational trauma, grief, loss, and the experiences of poverty, racism and colonising policies and practices. It shows how those in a supporting role can create safe spaces without compromising their own safety or integrity.

Source: Central Australia Life Promotion Network

Conversations Matter: Podcasts

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities / By

A series of conversations about promoting social and emotional wellbeing and preventing suicides in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, recorded by Luke Pearson from Indigenous X and featuring:

Dr Jackie Huggins AM, Co-chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, Birri-Gubba Juru and Bidjara woman from Queensland
Aunty Lorraine Peeters, Managing Director and Facilitator of Winangali-Marumali from the Gamilaroi and Wailwun Nations
Richard Weston, former CEO of the Healing Foundation, descendant from Meriam People of Torres Strait
Source: Everymind

The Island

Communities, Families, Friends & Elders, Young People / By

The Break It Down video project, with youth in North Queensland, includes original music and stories of cultural connection from five communities. All the videos are also available through the Hitnet kiosk and wifi service for remote communities which may not have regular internet access.
Break It Down is a project of North Queensland Primary Health Network, with Desert Pea Media.

Short film about the 2004 death in custody of Mulrunji Doomadgee, narrated by his family and Bwgcolman community members, describing the impact on the community and their strength, connection and healing.

iBobbly

Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, Young People / By

iBobbly is a social and emotional wellbeing self-help app for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over. Using iBobbly for six weeks has been shown to reduce depression, distress and suicidal thinking. Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and co-designed with young people in the Kimberley, the app helps people to recognise troubling thoughts and responses, and apply more positive thinking and behaviours.
Source: Black Dog Institute

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