All In: Adelaide Suicide Prevention Collaboratives Forum

Connecting Adelaide's Suicide Prevention Collaboratives to share ideas, strengthen partnerships, and drive collective community action.
About this Event

All In: Adelaide Suicide Prevention Collaboratives Forum brings together members of Adelaide's Suicide Prevention Collaboratives from the Northern, Central, and Southern regions to strengthen connections, share learnings, and build a coordinated approach to suicide prevention across our communities. Through lived experience perspectives, research insights, collaborative practice, networking, and a workshop session, participants will explore emerging evidence, celebrate local achievements, and contribute to future planning. The forum provides an opportunity to align community action with regional and state priorities, strengthen collective impact, and support a shared commitment to improving mental health, wellbeing, and suicide prevention outcomes across Adelaide

Agenda

🕑: 09:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Program - All In: Adelaide Suicide Prevention Collaboratives Forum
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Attendees arrive

Info: Attendees to arrive prior to starting time of 9.30am

🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Welcome to Country
Host: Petiola Wilson

Info: Petiola Wilson, a proud Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna, Narungga and Tongan man. He is a respected cultural knowledge holder and educator, known for his powerful truth-telling and spiritual presence on Country. He works across multidisciplinary settings, grounded in culture and community, to empower our most valuable generations. https://www.petiolawilson.com.au/

🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Recognition of Lived Experience and Reflection
Host: Lived Experience and Leadership Advocacy Network
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Research into Community Wellbeing - Social Prescribing
Host: Chrissie Roberts and Simon-Peter Telford
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Collective Impact Approaches
Host: Associate Professor Selina Tually
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Table Introductions and Networking Activity
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Collaborative Updates and Community Action Plan Development
Host: All Collaboratives

Info: Each Collaborative will give an update/presentation on the development of their Community Action Plan

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Narrative Therapy
Host: Robert Leidig
🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Joint Regional Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan 2026-2029
Host: Carolyn McKay, Amy Hawke, Kate Benzan
🕑: 01:50 PM - 03:15 PM
Workshop Session - SA Suicide Prevention Plan
Host: Preventive Health
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Host: James Bevan and Philip Chabrel