Beyond Blue and Australian Paralympic Committee partnership puts athlete wellbeing first 03 December 2018 Beyond Blue and the Australian Paralympic Committee have launched a partnership that will focus on the mental health of past, current and future athletes.
The Hon. Julia Gillard’s opinion piece about the Beyond Blue National Education Initiative 09 October 2018 Read an opinion piece written by Beyond Blue Chair The Hon Julia Gillard, AC, explaining why the Beyond Blue National Education Initiative will be vital in creating the most mentally healthy generation of young Australians ever.
We need to talk about suicide – and get to know the signs 04 February 2018 The warning signs of suicide are sometimes subtle but learning how to identify them and raise your concerns could help change another person’s life – and you don’t have to be an expert to make a difference. Ground-breaking new research from Beyond Blue has found that while few people express their suicidal thoughts directly to others, they often show signs through changes in their behaviour.
Julia Gillard delivers John Curtin Memorial Library lecture 28 June 2017 Today, incoming Beyond Blue Chair The Hon. Julia Gillard talks about Australia's great war-time prime minister, John Curtin, and the mental health struggles he faced.
Beyond Blue leads major new mental health in education initiative 08 June 2017 Beyond Blue is set to lead a transformation in the development of good mental health and wellbeing practices for all Australian children from early learning centres to the end of secondary school.
Budget’s mental health and suicide prevention initiatives welcomed 10 May 2017 Beyond Blue welcomes the 2017 Budget’s mental health and suicide prevention measures.
Let us remember our obligation to support the mental health of our defence personnel, Beyond Blue Chairman Jeff Kennett says 24 April 2017 A reminder to Australians this Anzac Day that greater support is needed for returned service personnel whose battles continue long after they come home, due to the psychological impact of war.
World-first research into Australian police and emergency services personnel’s mental health reaches next phase 12 April 2017 World-first research by beyondblue will invite up to 20,000 current and former personnel from 34 police and emergency organisations across Australia to participate in a survey about their mental health and risk of suicide.
It’s time to Close the Gap on Indigenous mental health inequality 16 March 2017 Beyond Blue calls on all Australians – across government, workplaces, schools, urban, rural and remote communities – to make a new commitment to improving health standards of our Indigenous friends, families and colleagues this National Close the Gap Day.
Beyond Blue Australian-first smartphone app to help reduce suicide deaths 15 March 2016 The number of Australian men taking their lives is increasing, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics data, and Beyond Blue hopes its new BeyondNow app will help reduce the suicide toll.