Suicide Prevention in Local Communities - Sunshine Coast

13/10/2025

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If you are experiencing a suicidal crisis, contact emergency services on 000.

Lifeline 13 11 14

For non-urgent support see your GP for referral to Mental Health support.

Lifeline provides 24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and su***de prevention services. Call 13 11 14, text 0477 13 11 14 or chat online.

Su***de Call Back Service provides 24/7 support if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal. Call 1300 659 467.

Beyond Blue aims to increase awareness of depression and anxiety and reduce stigma. If you or a loved one need help, you can call 1300 22 4636, 24 hours/7 days a week or chat online.

MindSpot is a free telephone and online service for people with anxiety, stress, low mood or depression. It provides online assessment and treatment for anxiety and depression. MindSpot is not an emergency or instant response service. Call 1800 61 44 34.

Medicare Mental Health gives advice and will connect you to local mental health services. Call 1800 595 212.

MensLine Australia is a professional telephone and online counselling service offering support to Australian men. Call 1300 78 99 78, 24 hours/7 or chat online.

For information about local Su***de Prevention programs and support groups, please contact:
The local PHN 1800 595 212

The Practice Support team are here to provide you and your business support in delivery cost effective, primary health care. Find a local PSO.

27/01/2025

It's great to be involved in such a grass roots and local initiative. Looking forward to seeing how the space evolves and finds its feet in Kenilworth

04/12/2024

18/11/2024

Join us this Saturday 23rd November for
Su***de Bereavement Remembrance Day at 10am.
We have:
Oriana Choir
Hear from people living through the loss of a loved one
Join with us for morning tea

All Welcome

25/10/2024

Have you been through times of grief? If so, we'd love to hear your story. Working with local artists we are gathering stories to inform a creative response. If you'd like to contribute, please fill out this confidential survey:

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us. We’re a group of artists and community workers exploring Grief and Loss on the Sunshine Coast. This project is being supported by Caloundra Community Centre and this survey will allow us to respond to your experience and inform our respo...

23/10/2024

If you have been visited by Grief, we'd love to hear from you:

I'm currently exploring Grief and Loss with some local artists and we'd love to hear something of your experience going through a difficult loss.

If you would like to contribute your experience, please complete this confidential survey:

21/08/2024

Support Australians in crisis. Learn more.

07/08/2024

Our society creates many barriers to accessing support:

09/07/2024

Kenilworth Safe Space are hosting a screening of Solstice on Saturday 20th July 3pm, as a fundraiser and information opportunity, promoting our soon to open Kenilworth Safe Space. Please come along and hear the story of a community coming together and supporting each other. Book here:
https://events.humanitix.com/solstice-fundraiser-kenilworth-safe-space

River Community Connections

03/07/2024

A great way to support the soon to open Safe Space in Kenilworth and to hear more about the progress so far.

10/06/2024

Nambour Community Centre are hosting a FREE workshop for MEN:
Dismantling the Man Box
Wednesday 19th June @ 10am
Nambour Community Centre
2 Shearer St, Nambour QLD 4560

The Man Box study explores what it means to be a man in 2024. We'll use this fascinating and current research to frame a CONVERSATION around our shared experiences of being a man as a way to promote a positive masculinity we can all be proud of.

Come and have your experience heard and listen to other men as we navigate modern masculinity together.
This is an event for men.

31/05/2024

Many thanks to Sunshine Coast News for spreading the word about this brave and challenging initiative - to support our community members when most in need. Not by diagnosing, but by listening, having a cuppa and providing human connection - an increasingly rare commodity these days.
For info on how to volunteer or to support in any way follow Mary River Community Connections or email: [email protected]

Kenilworth is set to be the site of a Queensland-first community-led safe space for people in emotional distress. The project is being driven by a group of like-minded locals, supported by a community development worker, and will be run under the guidance of Roses in the Ocean, a lived experience su...