Suicide Prevention Wishes

1. "My wish for 2011 is to have all mining safety officers undergo Livingworks ASIST training & every miner to participate in 3hr Livingworks safeTALK training. The ASIST & safeTALK course could be delivered using the same model as current general first aid training. This would have a massive impact on the Mackay region & help us to become a suicide-safe community." Deb Guzowski, Chair of Grapevine Group Assoc Inc.
2. "My wish for 2011 is for Deb Guzowski's wish to come true in the mining community & for Tertiary Education organisations to also undergo Livingworks ASIST training & every miner to participate in 3hr Livingworks safeTALK training. The ASIST & safeTALK course could be delivered using the same model as current general first aid training." Ann Williams-Fitzgerald, Residence Manager, Mackay Student Residential College Inc
3. "My wish is that we, as a community are able to work together to better use what we have to support local people who make a difference in peoples lives." Brentyn Parkin, CEO, mycommunitydirectory.com.au
4. "Echoing Deb's wishes, I would like more than just the safety officers at the mines to undergo this great training. I also think the managers & superintendents would benefit greatly as they work more regularly with the staff." Lorraine Kleinschmidt, social work student