August Brother and Sisters Evening

Just a reminder that our August Brothers and Sisters Evening is scheduled for next Thursday August 24 from 7 to 9pm. If you are interested in attending, please call Support After Suicide on 9421 7640 or email; colin.charles@jss.org.au

Introducing our August Men's Program Guest Speaker; Greg Roberts

Greg is a social worker who has worked as a grief and loss counsellor for over 10 years. Throughout this time Greg worked mostly in Geelong and was integral in setting up an After Suicide Support group in the Geelong area.

In 1975 at the age of 11, Greg’s older brother died through suicide and this had a big influence on his life. Greg would be one of the first people to say that there have been a lot of changes since his…

July Brothers and Sisters Evening

Prior to last month’s group I asked you to send through your ideas for possible discussion topics and I received some amazing suggestions.

One person suggested that we discuss the many issues surrounding anniversaries. Such as how do we manage them? And what self-care strategies you utilise (i.e. distraction).

I would also ask, what have you noticed about yourself and how you respond, in the lead up to, on the day, and after a significant day? I thought it…

July Men's Program

We’re not going to have a guest speaker for July Men’s Program; we’re going to do something a bit different instead. I came across an article (attached) that was published in The Age newspaper and shared on the Support After Suicide Facebook page recently.

The article raised some questions and I thought that sharing some of these questions with you might be a good way of starting a round table discussion at next week’s Men’s Program.

Have a read of the article and perhaps…

Our next Serious Fun program is scheduled for Wednesday July 12 from 10am to 1pm. The theme for the July program is “Putting ourselves back together”. For more information please see the attached flyer. If you have any questions or would like to register for our July program, please call Support After Suicide on 9421 7640 or email aftersuicide@jss.org.au

Just a reminder that our June Brothers and Sisters group is scheduled for next Thursday evening 22^nd June from 7 to 9pm. This will be an informal evening with lots of time for discussion. If you have a particular topic you would like to discuss, please let me know and I will endeavour to send out a list of possible discussion topics early next week. I look forward to seeing you all again next Thursday evening.

June Men's Program Guest Speaker: Dr Rob Gordon

Dr Rob Gordon has been a regular guest speaker at the Support After Suicide Men’s Program over the last few years and he returns next month as our June guest speaker.

Rob Gordon, Ph D. is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked with survivors of traumatic events in disasters, work related incidents and other traumatic events. He has been a consultant to the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services for 25 years and is a Psychological…

At last month’s Brothers and Sisters evening it was decided that we would trial running the program on a monthly basis for four months. The group will be held on the fourth Thursday evening of the month and the dates are; 

Thursday 25 May
Thursday 22 June
Thursday 27 July
Thursday 24 August

We are hoping that the group will provide an opportunity to meet and connect with other brothers and sisters, share experiences and gain some understanding and support. The group will continue to…

Introducing our May Men's Program, Guest Speaker: Andrew Hamilton

Andrew is a Jesuit priest who has taught theology in Melbourne for many years. He currently writes on political and cultural issues for Jesuit Communications and Jesuit Social Services. Andrew has a long standing connection with the refugee and migrant communities and next Thursday evening he will be a guest speaker at our May Men’s Program.

I’m looking forward to hearing Andrew speak about how, for some people, religion and…