If you are experiencing suicidal crisis call Murrumbidgee Accessline on 1800 800 944, Lifeline on 13 11 14, or talk to someone you trust.
Lifeline text is also available 24/7, 0477 13 11 14 and lifeline online chat can be found here.
If you, or someone you know needs mental health support, a good place to start is the local GP.
The Murrumbidgee PHN Central Access and Navigation service provides support to community members, GPs and other service providers to help navigate the Murrumbidgee mental health system.
MapMyRecovery is a free resource connecting the Murrumbidgee community with services that provide support for mental health and drug and alcohol concerns.
Head to Health can help you find digital mental health services from some of Australia’s most trusted mental health organisations.
The Black Dog institute has developed Recognise and Respond - Suicide Prevention for Everyday Life. It’s a 1-hr online course to reduce and prevent suicides in Australia
Learn how to recognise when someone is thinking about suicide and how to connect them to help and support. Free for 90 minute online training for ages 13 and up.
The Murrumbidgee Suicide Prevention and Aftercare Collaborative’s ongoing commitment to suicide prevention and aftercare for the Murrumbidgee region.
In 2018, key stakeholders involved in suicide prevention in the Murrumbidgee region came together for a roundtable discussion on current initiatives, challenges, and gaps in suicide prevention and postvention strategies.
Who: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People aged 16+
Cost: All services are fully funded
Provider: Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation and Griffith Aboriginal Medical Service
Location: Wagga Wagga and Griffith
Who: People who have recently attempted suicide or those at risk of suicide and lacking support.
Cost: All services are fully funded
Provider: Wellways Australia
Location: MPHN region
After Suicide Support provides emotional support and practical information for people who are supporting others impacted by suicide. How to talk about loss and where to go to for support are among what is on offer.
Safe Haven services are warm, welcoming spaces for people experiencing a suicidal crisis. People attending the Safe Havens will receive compassionate care provided by peer workers with a lived experience of suicidality.
Struggling with life, thinking of suicide, feeling overwhelmed, feel as though life is pointless?
Practical information and tips to help communities across the Murrumbidgee region during difficult times.
This World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network is urging Murrumbidgee residents to rethink how we approach and discuss suicide.
Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is pleased to announce the availability of funding dedicated to community groups focusing on suicide prevention.
In support of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September 2023, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (MPHN) is raising awareness of the role we all share in supporting people experiencing suicidal crisis.
Four local Murrumbidgee residents have joined with the Murrumbidgee Local Response Group to encourage community members who are in crisis to STOP and pick up the phone as part of a new suicide prevention campaign.
This World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), it’s timely to introduce four local organisations who are working together to ensure communities are aware of services and to support a timely and coordinated response for individuals and communities following a suicide or critical event in the Murrumbidgee region.
Almost 4,000 Murrumbidgee locals are now equipped to help prevent suicide, thanks to the LifeSpan Murrumbidgee suicide prevention program.
Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Member for Riverina, The Hon Michael McCormack MP, together with the region’s first responders, mental health agencies, local government representatives, and the Department of Education, today signed a formal Statement of Commitment to providing a coordinated approach to suicide prevention and postvention supports across the Murrumbidgee region.
Organisations and community groups through the Murrumbidgee now have access to mental health and suicide prevention resources to help them build local awareness, community capacity and reduce stigma.
Today in Young, Deputy Prime Minister and Member for Riverina Michael McCormack formally launched a new suicide prevention initiative.
Minister for Rural Health, Senator Bridget McKenzie, and Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack MP, today launched The Way Back at the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s head office in Wagga Wagga.
Additional support for people after a suicide attempt will now be available to people living in Murrumbidgee communities with an $800,000-a-year investment from MPHN.
MPHN has funding, provided by the Commonwealth Government, to invest in a new approach to suicide prevention, focusing on evidence and community based suicide prevention activities.
Australia’s largest integrated suicide prevention program aims to reduce suicide deaths by 20% and suicide attempts by 30%.
