Julie Rickard
Julie Rickard has a lived experience of suicide bereavement, having lost her partner Steve to suicide. She was also Steve’s carer prior to his suicide. Her story was included in the final report of the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. Over the last several years she has actively shared her lived experience in order to inform and improve suicide prevention and postvention in Victoria. This involvement is an important part of her purpose and healing. Initially Julie was involved in the Lived Experience space as a volunteer, but ultimately made the decision to make Lived Experience work her career – initially working in suicide prevention and now as a Carer Peer Worker. She believes passionately in speaking on behalf of those who no longer have a voice.
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