Let's Talk - Onkaparinga Suicide Prevention Network

07/08/2025

04/08/2025

Do you want to know more about how YOU can prevent su***de in your community?

Do you want to be part of a unique team?

Maybe you want to give back to your community in some small way?

Learn more about the Glass Empty Signal. A signal that saves lives.

Come down to the Aldinga Hotel tonight at 7pm and find out how The Whisperer Team are making a difference.


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07/07/2025

PILOT PROGRAM CURRENTLY BEING TESTED IN ALDINGA. The aim is to get pubs on board in the City of Onkaparinga, then SA and eventually, throughout Australia. But, what is a "Whisperer"? It is an individual who can take a moment out of their busy life to have a chat with someone who may be struggling with a mental health crisis or having thoughts of su***de. Someone who has showed signs of distress by using the "GLASS EMPTY" signal. If you want to know more, visit https://www.thewhispererteam.org.

A top night out at The Aldinga Hotel and a big thank you to the Hotel's Social Club. The Club have offered to donate $500 to our cause.

We'll be announcing how those funds are used shortly.

Andy (the publican), the team behind the bar and the pub's Social Club have been wholeheartedly supportive of what we are doing at The Whisperer Team.

What started as a thought in 2020: "we need to do more to support each other's mental health in pubs", is now a community-driven method, model and signal for su***de prevention.

With more to come, thanks to the Whisperer Team's Michelle from .

Follow the link in bio to our Buy Me A Coffee page, if you'd like to donate so that we can continue with our mission to save lives and promote life in our community.

Feel free to smash the like button too!



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07/07/2025

PILOT PROGRAM CURRENTLY BEING TESTED IN ALDINGA. The aim is to get pubs on board in the City of Onkaparinga, then SA and eventually, throughout Australia. But, what is a "Whisperer"? It is an individual who can take a moment out of their busy life to have a chat with someone who may be struggling with a mental health crisis or having thoughts of su***de. Someone who has showed signs of distress by using the "GLASS EMPTY" signal. If you want to know more, visit https://www.thewhispererteam.org.

There's a psychological state called "Helper's High" where giving releases endorphins, creating a mild morphine-like high.

"Helping others activates the same brain areas as pleasure and reward."

Join The Whisperer Team.

Link in bio.





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20/04/2025

The Whisperer Team is holding an information night at the Aldinga Hotel on the 28th April at 7pm. You will hear how a simple signal could change the life of someone who is feeling suicidal. Learn how YOU can support a person through those thoughts. Drop in, share a bevvie and hear how we can all make a difference in our community. ♡

Aldinga Hotel beer garden. 7pm. April 28.

Hope to see you there!

17/12/2023

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01/06/2023

05/05/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1640462879712603&id=410825846009652&mibextid=Nif5oz

In this 4-part workshop, physician and trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté untangles common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between psychological pain and the warped values of our culture, and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing.

04/05/2023

Hello Community,
Unfortunately I have some sad news to share.

It is time for me to step away from the network and focus on some health issues which have deteriorated over this past two years. I tried to do this a couple of years ago but remained here in hope that someone would take over my role. To date this hasn't happened.

I have been working with others in the community to try and reboot LTO, and I am hoping they continue those conversations so the network can be successful into the future. Su***de Prevention is such an important topic and I really hope the network can continue.

It has been an absolute pleasure with a lot of personal learning over the last 6 years as Chair of the network and it is with a heavy heart that I move on.

I thank all those who have supported us since our infancy in 2017 and thank you for your understanding.

Michelle

05/04/2023

THERE IS A HOUSING CRISIS!

Let's Talk Onkaparinga knows homelessness is a significant stressor for many people in Adelaide.

There could be ways to help people in the community.

Learn more via the details on the photo.

21/03/2023

Harmony Week is about coming together to celebrate the cultural diversity in your area and spread the message of ‘everyone belongs’.

In the City of Onkaparinga, we encourage you to embrace our natural environment and meet new people.

A simple "Hello" can give someone a sense of belonging.

Reach out to someone new this week.

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