Latest figure from the Australian Bureau of Statistics said that there are over 3,100 people (3,128) died from suicide in 2017 despite more funding from both state and federal,suicide rate was over 9% (9.1%) compare to 2016 or nearly 9 person (8.6) person suicide daily.
Scotland has set up Choose Life campaign and has accomplished 18% out of 20% target it planned, therefore Australian advocates want Australia to follow suit.
Lifeline CEO John Brogden said that the reason why Australia's suicide rate is increasing is due to debt that has put a lot of pressure on Australians who live in cities and have lost their jobs and cannot service their mortgage. But clearly we don't really know why it is increasing. However different factors such as drought, financial difficulties and cyber bullying could be the reasons for increasing suicide rate in Australia.
Hayley Purdon who is the suicide survivor victim then now a statistician and is working with the Roses in the Ocean to prevent suicide in Australia. She said that even there is a very bad report just came out, it doesn't stop her from being optimistic as there are plenty of information that we can harness to prevent suicide in Australia.
If you know someone who needs immediate help, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. #
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