suicide safety plan

Mark McConville is a seasoned comedian and a respected lecturer in Suicidology. With over two decades of experience in the entertainment industry, he has become one of Australia’s most reliable and professional comedians. Mark’s academic journey in mental health is equally impressive; he graduated from Griffith University with a Master’s Degree in Suicidology and received the Griffith Award for Academic Excellence in 2016. His work now bridges the gap between laughter and serious discussions about mental health, emphasizing the power of humor in suicide prevention. As an Adjunct Lecturer at The Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Mark continues to enlighten and engage audiences with his unique blend of comedy and compassion.

 

Mental Health Resources

Lifeline 13 11 14

Beyond Blue 1300 22 46 36 - for online chat (3pm-12am AEST) or email responses within 24 hours

MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78

Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800

13 YARN 13 92 76 - 24/7 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

SANE Australia 1800 18 7263

headspace 1800 650 890

youthbeyondblue 1300 224 636

Veterans Support Service 1800 011 046

PANDA (perinatal anxiety and depression) 1300 726 306

The Eating Disorders Centre (eating disorders) (07) 3844 6055

Butterfly Foundation (eating disorders) 1800 334673

QLife (LGBTI) 1800 184 527

Griefline 1300 845 745

Grow Australia (support through peer groups) 1800 558 268

Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
24-hour national telephone counselling and online service for people 18 years and over

Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
Free confidential 24-hour telephone and online counselling for young people aged 5 to 25 years

Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
24-hour telephone support and online chat service with links to local services

e-headspace
Online counselling for young people 12 to 25 years

Mindhealthconnect
Website aggregates mental health resources and content from the leading health

Blue Knot Helpline and Redress Support Service

Supporting adult survivors of childhood trauma and adult survivors of institutional child sexual abuse around the National Redress Scheme

Call 1300 657 380
helpline@blueknot.org.au

1800 Respect

Support if you, or someone you know, is experiencing sexual assault or domestic and family violence. 1800 737 732

available 24/7 - Online chat - available 24/7 - 1800respect.org.au

Dr Jakqui Barnfield FACMHN, MACN - Director of Clinical Services  

As a registered nurse, focusing her career in the area of mental health, Jakqui has held various roles in the tertiary public health sector and is a passionate advocate for mental health and suicide
prevention. She is committed to holistic care, ensuring services strive to meet the needs of
consumers, their families and our community.

With over ten years’ experience as a Director of Nursing and Operations, she specialises in
innovation, strategy implementation and supervision with a strong focus on quality and safety. She is an avid reader of texts that blend scholarship and praxis with content and context that ranges from leadership to clinical practice to research and innovation. Her PhD study focused on experiences of both nurses and consumers when faced with caring for or being the recipient of hospital admission following a suicide attempt. Jakqui has been involved in the education and curricula content development of undergraduate and postgraduate nurses and delivered workplace and community education and training.

As the Director of Clinical Services at On the Line Australia, Jakqui is responsible for the clinical
delivery of national mental health helplines, Mensline Australia and Suicide Call Back Service, as well as counselling services for state-based programs and Primary Health Networks in Victoria, NSW and SA. She is a Fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses and a Member of the Australian College of Nursing.

 

Resources

Suicide Call Back Service - Call 1300 659 467

Suicide Call Back Service - https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/ 

Suicide Call Back Service FB - https://www.facebook.com/suicidecallbackservice

Suicide Call Back Service Twitter - https://twitter.com/SuicideCallBack

Safety Plan - https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/feeling-suicidal/making-a-safety-plan/

 

RUOK - Australia  - https://www.ruok.org.au/findhelp

Lifeline Australia - https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Brene Brown International Resouces Page - https://brenebrown.com/international-crisis-resources/

Mentioned in the Conversation

Making Space for You - Ralph De La Rosa - https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/cb7ca6e9-5515-4037-9e8d-12d394520589/11928713-ralph-de-la-rosa-making-space-for-you.mp3

The Heart of Compassion - https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/cb7ca6e9-5515-4037-9e8d-12d394520589/9313016-ralph-de-la-rosa-the-heart-of-compassion.mp3

 

The Third Space - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2rdMjnhAgM

The Forever Decision Dr Paul Quinett - https://qprinstitute.com/pdfs/Forever_Decision.pdf