Mr Perfect a new initiative in Men’s Mental Health, is holding their monthly community BBQ this Sunday June 24 from 10.30am at Tim Neville Arboretum in Ferntree Gully. For more information on this event, please call Ben on 0432 909 752. If you are interested in finding out more about Mr Perfect, please see their website: www.mrperfect.org.au 

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Don't forget that our June Men’s Program is on next Thursday, June 14 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

Bereaved Adult Children

The experience of suicide is complex and difficult and there are some unique issues faced by adults who have had a parent die by suicide.

On Tuesday 15 May at 7pm, Support After Suicide will be running an evening for Bereaved Adult Children. This is an opportunity to meet and connect with other people who have had a parent take their own life.

A guest speaker will share their experience and will talk about what has helped them. This will be followed by informal discussion…

Introducing our May Men’s Program Guest Speaker; Layne Stretton

Layne lost his brother Nathan to suicide nearly 20 years ago. Because of this experience he is driven to support those who share his lived experience. Layne says, ‘the loss of my brother had profound and far reaching effects on many aspects of my life, leaving too many questions to be ignored’. 

Since his brother’s death, Layne has experienced a growing sense of disquiet about the way society deals with all aspects of suicide…

April Brothers and Sisters

Our April Brothers and Sisters Evening is scheduled for next Thursday April 26 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

May Camp

Please note that our up coming camp is scheduled for Thursday May 3 to Sunday May 6. Please see the attached flyer for further information. If you know of a young person who might benefit from attending our May Camp, please call Support After Suicide on 9421 7640 or email; aftersuicide@jss.org.au 

Introducing Our April Men's Program Guest Speaker, 

John Patterson

John is originally from NSW, but settled in Western Victoria. John became involved in Suicide Prevention after his brother Charles, a sheep farmer in central NSW died by suicide a little over 20 years ago.

John says; ‘The trauma from that event for those left behind, how little was spoken about mental health and the lack of services led me to the point of doing something positive and also trying to stop the suicide rate.…

Myths About Grief

‘Myths About Grief is the theme for our April Serious Fun program where we will be exploring some of the more common Myths About Grief and debating their relevance. We also have a lot of fun activities planned, some of which involve water and eggs. For more information about our April program, please see the attached flyer. Our April Serious Fun program coincides with our April Coffee Morning so feel free to attend the Coffee Morning while the children are at Serious Fun. If…

March Brothers and Sisters Evening

Our March Brothers and Sisters Evening is scheduled for this Thursday evening, 22^nd March 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