NATIONAL, INCLUSIVE AND DEMOCRATIC
We operate as a democratic organisation with a membership that chooses its own representatives at an annual election. The views our representatives take to governments, services, researchers and other organisations are shaped by the experiences shared by communities in our Virtual Town Halls and by other communication with our membership and supporters. We are continuing to expand our membership and will be regularly hosting Virtual Town Halls to build this national conversation together.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Chris Cuttone
Nadia Rivkaris
Bruce McMillan
Stephen Smith
Sam Phipps
Lindy Zillman
Jo Richards
We are a community of colleagues, all with experience of suicide and professional backgrounds in many areas of suicide prevention or suicide bereavement. This includes policy, research, advocacy and services, especially community-based, 'lived experience' or peer-led approaches.
We also have many decades of professional experience in fields such as mental health, alcohol and other drugs, disability, housing and homelessness, small business, law, education, public health and community development.
We are spread across Australia's states and territories with many of us living in regional and rural areas.
Some personal reflections from our Management Committee members are shared here.