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In our work at LifeForce, we talk to many people bereaved by suicide. Conducted in an atmosphere of peace and serenity, the LifeForce Memorial Day service is an opportunity to reflect and to remember loved ones.
Latest News in Suicide Prevention
October 19 2009
Memorial Service to break silence on suicide
Wesley Mission LifeForce will hold a Memorial Day Service for people touched by the tragic circumstances of suicide in Newcastle this Thursday.
The Memorial Day Service will bring people together in a spirit of comfort and hope, allowing them the space to grieve and reflect.
For every suicide death there are at least fifteen immediate family members and friends whose lives are changed forever,” said Rev Keith Garner, CEO of Wesley Mission, Sydney.
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Read the full article reported by Newcastle on Hunter
1 October, 2009
Books aim to help parents of depressed teenagers
At a memorial service organised by Wesley Mission’s LifeForce on Thursday, hundreds of sunflowers were thrown into Sydney Harbour, each flower representing a loved one lost to suicide...…
- Read the full article reported by The Age
10 September, 2009
Help for those left to grieve
A new support group has been established to cater for the growing demand for services for those in grief after losing someone to suicide. The network and support group is a partnership between 10 community groups, including Simplicity Funerals, Wesley Mission, Rotary and Sydney West Area Health as well as mental health workers..…
- Read the full article reported by Penrith Star
10 September, 2009
People urged to start talking about suicide
Today an average of five people will take their own lives while another 150 people will attempt suicide. Wesley LifeForce is supporting members of the Maitland community to increase awareness about the devastating losses associated with death by suicide.…
- Read the full article reported by The Maitland Mercury
24 August 2009
Southern Highlands suicide prevention workshop gives hope
A GROUP of caregivers attended a suicide prevention workshop in Bowral on Friday. The Southern Highlands Suicide Prevention Program ran the workshop, with support from Sydney South West Area Health Service and Wesley Mission’s LifeForce scheme…
- Read the full article reported The Southern Highland News
21 August, 2009
Revealed: Australias suicide epidemic
AUSTRALIA has dangerously miscalculated its suicide statistics - by as much as 30 per cent in NSW and Queensland - leaving a silent and growing epidemic of mounting deaths…
- Read the full article reported by The Sydney Morning Herald
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