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988 Lifeline sees boost in use and funding in first months

The 3-digit suicide and crisis lifeline – 988 – fielded nearly half a million more calls, texts and chats in its first 5 months than the old 10-digit Lifeline did during the same time in 2021.

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NSW MP to contest election despite husband’s death – as it happened

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How to look after your mental health this Christmas season

The Public Health Agency have offered some advice

Belfast Live

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Spirit of Christmas at Adamstown

Topics: A Santa at Adamstown, singing the blues and someone to listen.

Newcastle Herald

How to look after your mental health over the Christmas and New Year holidays

While the Christmas and New Year period is traditionally viewed as a time for celebration, for many Australians it can be anything but. Here are some ways to cope if the holidays will be difficult for you.

ABC News

'Tis the season to be a thrifty gifter and support those in need

Lifeline has experienced a 25% rise in crisis calls since the pandemic began, and its stores fund local suicide prevention and support programs

Newcastle Herald

A new start after 60: I quit drinking and learned to make guitars

Paul Edwards’ childhood was full of music, but it faded away. Decades later, as he struggled to get over a double bereavement, it turned out to be a lifeline

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Pharmacists could help curb the mental health crisis – but they need more training

Chances are you live within 2.5 kilometres of a community pharmacy and visit one about every three weeks.

The Conversation

A touch of kindness brings lifelong joy

Be Kind Newcastle paying it forward with first charity event.

Newcastle Herald

Lifeline lonely hearts club

Someone always picks up. That's crucial to a lot of people.

Newcastle Herald

How does 988 work?

Help for a mental health crisis is now just three digits away: 9-8-8.

Los Angeles Times

Northern Ireland pensioner walks 12,000 miles to spread Lifeline details

"During the many walks strangers would stop me and share their own accounts, the demons they’ve faced and their personal battles with mental health"

Belfast Live

Lifeline to open Mildura call centre after community campaign raises mental health awareness

The Sunraysia community has been lobbying for a Lifeline call centre in Mildura for the last nine years — and it is finally coming..

ABC News

Need to use 988? 4 key questions about the new mental health crisis hotline, answered

You can chat online, text, or use an actual phone to reach counselors at the 988 crisis lifeline. Here's everything you need to know about the new service.

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New 988 mental health crisis line sees jump in calls and texts during first month

Mental health advocates say the numbers are encouraging, but there's more work to be done to build up state and local resources.

Chicago Sun-Times

Congress should do more to prevent suicides

The new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline phone number must be sustainably funded so that confidential, voluntary services by trained counselors are accessible nationwide.

Newcastle Herald

'We all miss him very much': Dawn walk at Dixon Park remembers loved ones lost to suicide

Lifeline's Walk With Us for suicide prevention attracts hundreds of Hunter residents.

Newcastle Herald

Lifeline's walk to remember lives lost on World Suicide Prevention Day

Hundreds prepare to walk on Friday to remember those lost to suicide.

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Newcastle Herald

Workers share stories to help fight mental health stigma

"I just hope it breaks down the stigma, and that people know there is help out there."

Newcastle Herald

Spread the word: it ain't weak to speak

'We walk at dawn to symbolise bringing conversations around suicide out of the shadows.'

ABC News

Lifeline job training program in Toowoomba helps long-term unemployed people find work

It took Renee Perrow eight years to get a full-time job. Others like her are trapped in long-term unemployment but charities say they are an untapped solution to the labour shortage.

ABC News

Lifeline looks to expand mental health services in regional SA

Waiting lists for mental health support are blowing out in regional SA as a promising service that has been running for 18 months attracts calls to be expanded.

ABC News

Victorian government reverses decision to close Parentline support for parents and carers

Some counsellors working at the dedicated support service for parents and carers in crisis had already accepted redundancy packages after being told it was closing, the ABC was told.

ABC News

Lifeline fundraiser brings relief to Bendigo mum who lost two children to suicide

Siblings Angela and Stuart McGregor took their own lives a month apart. Their mum explains how a fundraiser is bringing her relief two decades after their tragic deaths.

ABC News

Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee calls for community's support as demand surges

Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee launches a fundraising campaign to recruit and train 10 new volunteers.

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