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Ken Barnard's avatar

As a bereaved father, losing our son Aaron to suicide , I am so impressred with your blog#2. I guess I need to explain where I'm coming from. Last Tuesday I was advised I have been appointed one of 14 members of a newly formed Lived Experience Partnership Group , pare of the newly formed National Suicide Prevention Office. the reasson fo advising , is ; I am passionate about bringing innovation to the table , asnd the article outlining PTG is brilliant. I do wish to, as soon as possible , bring this to the table . If you wish to contact me on the matter , broadening the scope of this "Why cant we?", please call me on 0417253046 . I also wish to thank you for the well set out preamble about suicide rates economic and wellbeing costs . I note R4R is not in the business of advocacy . but if this is just one example of your contribution to consider change , i will do all i can to advocate on those matters. I wouls greatly appreaciate any contributions , not limited to a blog. I used to be a runner , marathons, 1/2's and the odd City to Surf, but at 72, my knees are shot. Sincerest thanks . Ken

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Nick Karpetis's avatar

The groups idea could also help remove the stigma around mental health as well, as in it’s ok to talk to someone else about the issues than just exclusively with a professional. You’d get varied experiences and possible solutions as well? I know when I facilitated workshops the best answers to questions would come from other participants, genuine lived experiences and helping people connect. Was so great to see.

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