Eden Vaccine Clinic Update for Aboriginal Health

September 15th, 2021 Posted by: Melanie King

For more information pleasee contact SNSWLHD Aboriginal Health

Posted in: Bega Valley, Community Directory, South Coast, Support, Vaccine

2022 Walk with Us, Remembrance Walk

August 31st, 2021 Posted by: Melanie King

SPAN’s annual Remembrance Walk is scheduled to take place on 1st October 2023, 10:30am, Tips Billabong at Panboola Wetlands, Pambula. Feel free to join us in doing a contemplative walk within a group or quietly by yourself, in memory of a loved one lost to suicide or suffering with mental health. Coffee and morning tea […]

Posted in: After suicide, Bega Valley, Postvention, Remembrance, Support

Suicide Bereavement Group

August 25th, 2021 Posted by: Melanie King

Suicide Bereavement Group will no longer be holding formal meetings the first Thursday of each month. Instead they will hold informal get togethers. Confidentiality and support remain of utmost importance with facilitators and attendees alike. It is important that interested persons register via email so they can be informed as to upcoming events.

Posted in: After suicide, Bega Valley, Lived experience, Postvention, Support, Uncategorized

NSW Post Suicide Support initiative

June 11th, 2021 Posted by: Melanie King

Posted in: Mental Health, Postvention, South Coast, Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Support

MHFA Training

June 11th, 2021 Posted by: Melanie King

BVSpan is proud to announce Donna Phillips as our newly certified facilitator/intructor in SMHFA. Donna completed her instructor course in Canberra earlier this year and is ready to roll out the first course to our community this upcoming July. SMHFA training is ran over two days and provides a wide range of information and practical […]

Posted in: Bega Valley, Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, South Coast, Support, Training

Women’s Resource Centre (WRC), Bega

February 5th, 2021 Posted by: Melanie King

Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) is a community service for marginalized women. WRC supports women to become active agents through self help, mutual support, community education and collective action. Workshops are developed in response to women’s social, educational and personal needs. WRC builds community education, knowledge and awareness through their programs. NEWSLETTER WRC monthly mailchimp newsletter promotes workshops and events. […]

Posted in: Bega Valley, Domestic Violence, Drug & Alcohol, Mental Health, No to Violence, NSW, South Coast, Support, Women's Resource Centre

OPMHFA

January 30th, 2021 Posted by: Melanie King

BV SPAN is proud to present the Older Person Mental Health First Aid (OPMHFA) course now available to those interested throughout the Bega Valley and Sapphire Coast. The course is designed for anyone who is involved in looking after older people, have elderly parents, interact with older persons in the community or just interested in […]

Posted in: Bega Valley, Mens Health, Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, Older Person, OPMHFA, Sapphire Coast, South Coast, Support, Training

National Indigenous Postvention Service, NIPS

November 27th, 2020 Posted by: Melanie King

NIPS flyer link NIPS/Thirrili link Thirrili link Providing emotional and practical support to families impacted by a loss from suicide or other traumatic event. For families and community members. NIPS available 24/7 on 1800 805 801. Calls answered by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Advocates.

Posted in: After suicide, Bega Valley, Counselling, Indigenous Postvention, NSW, Postvention, Sapphire Coast, South Coast, Suicide, Support, Support after Suicide Newsletter

Support After Suicide Newsletter No.126

November 20th, 2020 Posted by: Melanie King

Support after Suicide Newsletter No. 126 November/December 2020 from the Department of Forensic Medicine – link to PDF here.

Posted in: After suicide, NSW, NSW Forensic Medicine, Sapphire Coast, South Coast, Suicide, Suicide Prevention, Support, Support after Suicide Newsletter, Uncategorized

Category: Support