Suicide Prevention Australia

This story is told by Graeme, member of our Lived Experience Network (LEN) and one of our trained speakers following his attendance at a Suicide Prevention Lived Experience Speakers Bureau workshop. If listening to this brings up tough emotions for you, please reach out to trusted family members, friends or one of our partners who are there to support you. Call Lifeline on 13 11 14, Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, Mensline on 1300 78 99 78 or visit our useful contacts page to see a more comprehensive list of services available to you https://communitiesmatter.suicidepreventionaust.org/content/useful-contacts MY STORY • finds me losing my career and my family due mainly to depression • it also finds me alone for many years with no sense of worth or purpose - little or no value for life • but I have come out the other end. Support groups are an important to this process. My name is Graeme Holdsworth and I’m 71 years old and today I want to share with you the different things that happened in my life – good