An envaluable and important service to our community.
HALT's Suicide Prevention Community Project Worker
Suicide Prevention programs across all of the Loddon Campaspe region
Project details
Suggested by: Jeremy
Project partner: HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies)
Region
Loddon Campaspe
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208 votes received
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Not only has HALT established it's 'Save your Bacon' brekkies in hardware stores for tradies but has since been to Tafe's, secondary colleges, sporting clubs, Men's sheds and the farming community with it's message of opening up conversations around mental health and suicide.
HALT has a whole of community approach to suicide prevention and would like to have a HALT worker available throughout the Loddon Campaspe area to coordinate and speak at events, run suicide prevention training programs and present to community groups.
HALT is an established brand in suicide prevention and has a strong community presence.
HALT has successfully engaged blue collar workers (tradies, farmers, miners, factory workers, apprentices) who local and national services find it hard to access.
HALT opens up the conversations in those difficult male cultures and breaks through the stigma attached to mental health and suicide. HALT builds the bridge between the tradie communities and both local and national services, giving men the tools to help themselves or a mate if they need help.
HALT encourages people to listen, initiate the tough conversation and know when your mate is struggling.
HALT also facilitates training and education in the suicide prevention area.
Project details
Suggested by: Jeremy
Project partner: HALT (Hope Assistance Local Tradies)
Region
Loddon Campaspe
Budget
Votes
208 votes received
This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.
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HALT is an invaluable grassroots organisation that is highly effective in engaging a difficult to access demographic to bring about positive change around suicide prevention.
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HALT is a great grass roots initiative making a big difference to small communities and the people in them. Well done Jez.
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This needs to be Australia wide
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The problem of self harming deaths in regional Central Victoria needs to be addressed at grass roots level! Having been personally affected by this, Jeremy Forbes at Halt is doing this important work. As an unfunded charity, Jeremy needs all the help he can get to keep this vital organisation going!!!
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I am proud to support this critical program for tradies across regional Victoria. The is no doubt that Jez has given his everything to this program on the smell of an oily rag. It is time for HALT to get the support it so richly deserves to engage and spend its work across the regions. Good luck team!
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Great program, original concept developed from personal experience in the local community. Many hours and personal resources put into establishing and spreading this program. A program that really deserves funding.
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Jeremy gives his time and passion far and wide: advocates at the highest level, and works at the grassroots. If there is one project that has 'done their dues' with a track record of integrity- then this is one project that SHOULD be funded. Important work.
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Top notch bloke who is providing the community with much needed discussion, this project needs all the support it can gather in order for the word to spread and the conversation to continue. It is groups, events and discussions like the ones that HALT continues to promote are saving lives.
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amazing and much needed program
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Absolutely brilliant and so important and necessary
We need this to happen
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gaz3448
17 Sep 2018
A worthy and valuable service to the community.