PM appoints new suicide prevention adviser

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has appointed Christine Morgan as Australia's national suicide prevention officer.

Christine Morgan, Butterfly Foundation CEO. Source: SBS

Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to see a dramatic drop in the number of people who take their own lives and has appointed a new adviser to tackle the mental health issue.

Christine Morgan, who is the chief executive of the National Mental Health Commission, has been made Australia's national suicide prevention adviser.

Read more here via SBS.