Outstanding initiative - again demonstrating how we are all part of the solution when it comes to strengthening mental health

Working with Ingrid Ozols, expert mental health and suicide prevention advocate with a lived experience is a privilege and receiving her commendation for our Conversations for life, early suicide prevention training program, further highlights its worth! ow.ly/d/8aYT

Excellent article that examines the impact of social determinants on men's mental health and the need to provide appropriate services for men ow.ly/B43T30nllhh

#SuicidePrevention training programs - Conversations for life & Stronger Smarter Yarns for life - grass roots programs shifting the dial to early suicide prevention. Check these recent results ow.ly/d/7ZGA - people being READY, WILLING & ABLE to have the conversation

John Mendoza, ConNetica - speaking honestly on Hack Triple J - strategies, tools and tips to support individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts. ow.ly/nmfe30maDP9

John Mendoza, Director Connetica speaking on the DRUM - strategies to implement system wide approach to reducing suicide - moving beyond mental health. Insightful & relevant. ow.ly/oBEO30maDEO

John Mendoza speaking on Triple J - heartfelt and honest experiences shared around suicide prevention and strategies to support others #suicide prevention ow.ly/Lr9G30maDtg

Every life lost to suicide is one too many - so lets ensure limited resources are used wisely. We need true system wide approaches to suicide that address and appropriately fund sectors such as education, employment, housing, justice, & housing. ow.ly/7PCZ30m8yeR

Disruptive System Change — Tackling the Injustice of Suicide Podcast with Adjunct Professor John Mendoza (ConNetica) - excellent and in-depth insight into the range of issues that need to be addressed if we are going to reduce suicide ow.ly/NQWA30m8uUU

More good reasons why delivering Conversations for life to veterans makes sense, "mates helping mates" as often veterans won't not seek professional help but will listen to a mate. Toowoomba 5 October - Conversations for life Veterans Program ow.ly/r7xZ30m1mY6

Qld MH Week Finalist - Stronger Smarter Yarns for life, an early suicide prevention, grass roots, tailorable program is a finalist in the 2018 Queensland Mental Health Week Achievement Awards, managed by Open Minds

Good to see more on MH awareness raising and issues underpinning stigma. I am all keen to see more emphasis on "people helping people and being connected" so that people with the mental illness or who are vulnerable are more readily supported by others. ow.ly/CP7M30lWcT2

ConNetica's spirit of social enterprise continues - with Marion Wands providing her time pro bono to deliver our half day early suicide prevention program Conversations for life to our local community. If interested please follow the link to book. ow.ly/Y8YI30lWeQk

EMPHN launches Mental Health and AOD Atlas ow.ly/bsHM30lSw9O Informed commissioning decisions linked to need and service availability - good for consumers, community and ensures effective use of limited funds. ConNetica is privileged to do this important work.

Way to go!!!

Outstanding work and a great contribution once again1

More reasons to pursue early suicide prevention to minimise the growing risk of mental ill health in the work force ow.ly/tzLA30kNfAF

CSIRO Identifies Mental health as one of 6 mega trends that will shape our future workforce environment. More reason to pursue early suicide intervention! ow.ly/stLO30kNfzk

Dan Mendoza a passionate Rugby Union player could not believe his luck - members of the Wallabies team were happy to yarn with him and Drew Mitchell happily agreed to this pic. A great e.g. - interactions cost nothing but mean the world to others! Go the Wallabies! Go Humanity!