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October is Mental Health Month.
Today begins Mental Health Month, where across the country will come together to raise awareness and strengthen conversations about mental health and wellbeing. On the 10th of October is World Mental Health Day, where the theme is "connect with your Community". This theme resonates with us at Thirrili.
At Thirrili, connection is at the heart of healing. Guided by the strength of Country, Culture, Community, and Family, we respond to the collective trauma of suicide by walking alongside families and communities with culturally safe, holistic support.
Through respect for local cultural protocols, including Sorry Business, we honour grief, uphold cultural ways of healing, and create pathways of hope.
Throughout the month, our teams will be out and about at events across the country, connecting with community, sharing resources, and standing together in strength. Keep an eye on our page as we share updates from these gatherings.
This Mental Health Month, we reflect on how connection fosters resilience, healing, and strength for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Together, we can continue to build strong, safe, and supportive communities.
To read more about how Thirrili connects with Community, check out the About Us page on our website: thirrili.com.au/about-us/
#MentalHealthMonth #PostventionIsPrevention #CommunityHealing #Thirrili
Joint Media Release
Thirrili and Gayaa Dhuwi - Proud Spirit - Australia call for urgent action.
New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - AIHW shows suicide continues to devastate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities:
• 5.2% of all deaths in 2023 were by suicide (compared to 1.7% for non-Indigenous Australians).
• Suicide was the cause of 1 in 5 deaths for our young people aged 0–24.
Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia and Thirrili are calling for immediate investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led, culturally informed solutions.
Culture saves lives. Connection to community and self-determination are the path forward.
👉 Read the Joint Media Release Here: thirrili.com.au/media-release-aihw-suicide-and-self-harm-data/
#postvention #prevention #aboriginal #TorresStraitIslander #CultureSavesLives
Our September Quarterly Newsletter is here!
This edition brings you updates from across the country. In our latest Quarterly Newsletter, we:
🔸launched an updated Knowledge Sharing Sheet grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing
🔸stood with communities across the country for World Suicide Prevention Day
🔸joined a new National Postvention Leadership Group alongside sector partners
🔸celebrated NAIDOC 2025 and community-led healing on Country
🔸continued Community Capacity Building, highlighting the work in Coen (Cape York), and
🔸announced new roles to help us walk with families after loss.
If you’re passionate about culturally safe, trauma-informed postvention and community-led solutions, dive into the full newsletter and share with your networks. Postvention builds healing, strengthens culture, and saves lives.
Sign up to read the newsletter → mailchi.mp/thirrili/september-newsletter-signup
#PostventionIsPrevention #ClosingTheGap #AboriginalAndTorresStraitIslander #SocialAndEmotionalWellbeing #SuicidePrevention #CommunityLed
