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Speaker 1: And we know that today is World Suicide Prevention Day

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Speaker 1: and this morning a very important event taking place, a

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Speaker 1: forum which is really aimed at raising awareness of the

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Speaker 1: prevalence of suicide in our community as well as sharing

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Speaker 1: support for people that need it. Now, the founder of

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Speaker 1: Sabrina's Reach for Life, Lydia Dilembo, joins me on the

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Speaker 1: line right now. Good morning to you, Lydia.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, and good morning to your listener.

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Speaker 3: Lydia, thank you so much for your time this morning.

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Speaker 1: You created Sabrina's Reach for Life after losing your beautiful daughter, Sabrina.

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Speaker 1: What was this morning's breakfast all about, Katie?

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Speaker 2: Well, this morning and we're literally just wrapped up, was

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Speaker 2: the third event we've hosted for worlds Suicide Prevention Day,

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Speaker 2: and the theme this year is creating hope through Action.

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Speaker 2: So we we invited a range of speakers to participate

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Speaker 2: and we had which I was sort of about one

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Speaker 2: in a minute, and we had over two hundred and

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Speaker 2: twenty people register and you know the response has been

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Speaker 2: just overwhelming, to be honest, It just keeps getting bigger

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Speaker 2: every year. And the speakers were so inspiring and you know,

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Speaker 2: shared their stories from from you know, young people to

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Speaker 2: the CEO of the Minerals Counsel, Drew Wagner. We had

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Speaker 2: Heston Russell flew in from Queensland who has been instrumental

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Speaker 2: in pushing for the Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide, and

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Speaker 2: you know a range of others and I think, you know,

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Speaker 2: we could have gone on for the whole day, to

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Speaker 2: be honest, because there was just so much knowledge, experiences

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Speaker 2: and I guess messages of hopes that were shared Lydia.

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Speaker 1: How important is it really, you know that there are

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Speaker 1: those messages of hope, but also that you are all

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Speaker 1: able to get together like you did this morning and

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Speaker 1: speak really openly about this.

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Speaker 2: It is important, Katie. And you know, sadly, you know,

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Speaker 2: we shouldn't really be having these conversations only once a

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Speaker 2: year and getting you know, the community together who work

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Speaker 2: really hard to make a difference and reduce our race

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Speaker 2: of suicide. I think we need to have more of

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Speaker 2: these sessions, you know, on a regular basis, and there's

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Speaker 2: certainly a lot of networking going on in the sector,

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Speaker 2: but we are you know, there is still room for

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Speaker 2: improvement to collaborate more and I think that was some

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Speaker 2: of the key messages from this morning. You know, we

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Speaker 2: need to work more together because we still have the

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Speaker 2: highest rate of suicide in the country, in the Northern Territory,

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Speaker 2: and there is a lot of investment going on in

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Speaker 2: suicide prevention nationally, but I think we are a little

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Speaker 2: bit behind still here in the territory. The Minister for

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Speaker 2: Health and Natasha Wilds to speak about some new projects

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Speaker 2: and initiatives that are happening, which was great to hear,

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Speaker 2: but we still need to do more. I think, you know,

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Speaker 2: you would agree. We've certainly have had a few and

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Speaker 2: continue to have a few challenging years with the COVID situation,

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Speaker 2: and it is you know, we've certainly heard this morning

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Speaker 2: how it is affecting people in our indigenous communities, especially

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Speaker 2: when the lockdown happened. Yeah, and you know the other

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Speaker 2: keys that came out is we're so well connected in

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Speaker 2: a way, more than ever before with our social media

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Speaker 2: and you know, everyone has a mobile phone these days,

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Speaker 2: but yet it seems that people are more alone than

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Speaker 2: ever and that's why our mental uh, you know, the

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Speaker 2: mental health that people are experiencing is skyrocketing lydia.

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Speaker 1: You know, yesterday obviously we had are you okay day.

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Speaker 1: We know that today as we've you knows, as we

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Speaker 1: know it is World Suicide Prevention Day.

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Speaker 3: I think that all of us as a community, we all.

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Speaker 1: You know, want to try our best to help those

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Speaker 1: who are facing mental health issues and who are going

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Speaker 1: through those really tough times, but quite often we don't

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Speaker 1: know what to do. You know, what are some of

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Speaker 2: Yeah, O, Katie, Look, it's it's tough, but not tough

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Speaker 2: in the sense that people often just want someone to

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Speaker 2: reach out or we just need to encourage people to

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Speaker 2: reach out more because there are so many people out

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Speaker 2: there that that we can access for help. We just

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Speaker 2: going on in their lives. And unfortunately there's still that

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Speaker 2: stigma that's attached to suicide, whether you're in a suicidal

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Speaker 2: and we certainly talked about that this morning. The other

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Speaker 2: you know, if we know that someone is struggling, we

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Speaker 2: to what they're going through. Because many people, you know,

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Speaker 2: it's just they want someone to listen to their story.

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Speaker 2: And I think sort of from a policy perspective, and

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Speaker 2: we need to talk to people that have lived experience.

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Speaker 2: I'm not saying that they will have all the solutions

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Speaker 2: actually involve people with a lifting experience to be part

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Speaker 2: of the solution. And we're not doing that enough here

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Speaker 2: in the territory, and I hope that will change over time.

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Speaker 3: Lydia, I take my hat off to you.

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Speaker 1: I say this every time that you and I have

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Speaker 1: a discussion on here, but I take my hat off

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Speaker 1: to you and the work that you've done in terms

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Speaker 1: of raising awareness and you know, and really making sure

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Speaker 1: that this stigma which is attached to mental health issues

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Speaker 1: and suicidey is broken down. You are a very inspirational woman,

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Speaker 1: There is no doubt about that, Lydia de Lembo. Now,

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Speaker 1: if people are listening this morning and they maybe are

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Speaker 1: going through a really tough time, what are some of

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Speaker 1: those different places that they can go to for some assistance.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, So there's if someone is needing to get support

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Speaker 2: after there there has been a surfer, they can certainly

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Speaker 2: conduct standby support after sic side which is run by

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Speaker 2: Civilly up here in the territory. There is also the

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Speaker 2: Mental Health Service UH that people can contact and if

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Speaker 2: there's someone who you know has attempted and needs some

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Speaker 2: support after an incident, UH, the Way Back Support Service

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Speaker 2: which is run by Team Health in in Darwin is

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Speaker 2: also another place that that they can access and they

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Speaker 2: provide you know, the intensive case management support after someone

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Speaker 1: UH.

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Speaker 2: And also you know, with Sabrina's reach, we do have

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Speaker 2: a casual pool of people now that on a voluntary

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Speaker 2: want to talk to someone that's got a lived experience

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Speaker 2: that it's been impacted by someone who's been either suicide

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Speaker 2: or the reads and it's basically voluntary and so they

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Speaker 2: can contact us on four nine one three one three

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Speaker 1: Lydia Dilembo, thank you very much for your time this morning,

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Speaker 1: and thank you for all of the work that you

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Speaker 1: do within the community. Like I said, you are, the

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Speaker 1: work that you do is quite phenomenal and the way

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Speaker 1: that you are breaking down those barriers I think is

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Speaker 1: incredibly important.

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Speaker 3: Thank you so much for your time today.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Katie, Thank you.

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Speaker 1: That is Lydia Dilembo there and that number if you're

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Speaker 1: keen to call through to us this morning, it is

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Speaker 1: eight nine four one one four nine. And as you've

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Speaker 1: heard there from Lydia, there are various supports out there.

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Speaker 1: If you're listening this morning and you are going through

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Speaker 1: a difficult time now, the other option, indeed is to

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Speaker 1: get in contact with Lifeline on thirteen eleven fourteen and yes,

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Speaker 1: and to reach out for that help.