National Suicide Prevention Conference 2025

Together Towards Tomorrow: Empowering First Nations Voices in Suicide Prevention (#32)

Lewis Bird 1
  1. Western PHN, Orange, NSW, Australia

- Recognising that suicide in First Nations communities requires a distinct understanding, separate from non-Indigenous perspectives.

- Transitioning from Western-centric approaches to suicide prevention and embracing strategies that are grounded in the knowledge and needs of First Nations communities.

- Acknowledging the diverse and unique contributing factors to suicide within First Nations communities, ensuring a culturally informed response.

- Reflecting on our current engagements with regional and remote communities, and amplifying First Nations voices in shaping effective, community-driven solutions.