Queensland Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Conference 2006
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About the conference
The Queensland Government hosted the inaugural Queensland Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Conference 2006: Sharing learnings from practice and research on 30-31 March 2006 at The Mercure Hotel Brisbane.
This two-day conference provided delegates with current information and knowledge to effectively work towards the prevention of suicide and self-harm.
Over 420 delegates attended the conference including service providers (government and non-government), researchers, academics, community groups and policy makers.
Conference focus
- Information for working directly with people who are suicidal or self-harming.
- Approaches to suicide and self-harm prevention: detection, assessment, early intervention, treatment and postvention.
- Latest research trends regarding suicide and self-harm in Queensland.
- Suicide and self-harm prevention for Indigenous people; young people; older people; people in custody; people with a mental illness; people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people; men; women; and people in rural and remote communities.
- Factors which contribute to suicide and self-harm.
- How communities can work together to coordinate suicide and self-harm prevention efforts.
- How suicide and self-harm initiatives can be evaluated.
Contact
- Email:
- spconference@communities.qld.gov.au
- Telephone:
- (07) 3008 8631
- Fax:
- (07) 3008 8649
