Suicide Prevention Australia

Speech by SPA Head of Communications, Kim Borrowdale, when she spoke as part of the Mindframe National Media Initiative Panel at the Australia and New Zealand Communication Association Conference held in Newcastle on 7 July 2016. #‎comms #‎ANZCA2016 Full text of speaking notes below: Recently I was the extremely grateful recipient of a grant from The Ian Potter Foundation. It was the first time they’ve offered an International Learning and Development Grant specifically to people working in Not for Profit organisations. I was lucky enough to be able to use this opportunity to visit a range of colleagues working in health, development and communications in the UK, with a specific focus on learning lessons on stakeholder engagement. Today I’d like to share some of those lessons with you. But, before I do that I’d like to wish my friends at Mindframe National Media Initiative a very happy 18th birthday. In my role heading up communications at peak body Suicide Prevention Australia, I work very closely with Mi