How can we help you today?
Registrations now open for the Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan workshops
Are you part of a community organisation providing suicide prevention services? Are you a mental health professional or support worker? Or are you a first responder to suicidal crises?
18/11/2020 - 11:31
Our Region, Our People: Meet Ciolla
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth ‘Break It Down’ for personal empowerment and mental wellbeing.
16/11/2020 - 10:40
Real Mates Talk men’s campaign
Around three-quarters of the people who die by suicide in the Whitsunday, Isaac, and Mackay region are men. These men are aged from teenagers to the elderly - they are our brothers, sons, husbands, workmates, friends, and neighbours.
13/11/2020 - 14:59
New Mental Health and Addiction Service for Mackay
Tania Kelly Health Consultant has recently opened in Mackay, providing much needed additional mental health and addiction services to the region.
09/10/2020 - 17:10
Mental health
Many aspects of life are affected by a pandemic. Most people have little experience of an event like COVID-19 and it can be quite overwhelming when your health, social life, employment, and financial situation are impacted. While it’s normal to feel anxious or uncertain during this time, you can seek help if these feelings start to affect your everyday functioning.
27/08/2020 - 12:34
Our Region, Our People: Meet Damon
'Better Off With You' suicide prevention initiative
14/08/2020 - 16:36
Funding now available to provide non-clinical support services in the Cairns region
Tender open for proposals into the provision of a non-clinical service model that provides residents of the Cairns region with access to high quality support following a suicide attempt or crisis.
08/07/2020 - 11:01
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have been identified as a priority group for the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out program.
29/05/2020 - 14:34
Cairns and Hinterland Suicide Prevention Community Action Plan (SPCAP)
Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) would like to update stakeholders regarding recent changes required to the first round of community consultations for the Cairns and Hinterland SPCAP project. The engagements planned for Cairns and Hinterland SPCAP project between 2-6 March 2020 have been rescheduled to April 2020.
27/02/2020 - 14:22
The ‘Better Off With You’ campaign offers a new approach to local suicide prevention
The Mackay, Whitsunday, and Isaac region is one of two areas in Australia chosen to appear front and centre of a new suicide prevention campaign pilot, delivered by national mental health charity SANE Australia, in partnership with Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN). Launching today for a six-week campaign, Better Off With You features three real stories told by local people with experience of suicidal thoughts and attempts.
22/01/2020 - 14:49