EVERY LIFE MATTERS (ELM):
Peer Support Group for Suicide Bereavement
The ELM (Every Life Matters) Peer Support Group meets monthly and is open to anyone who has been affected by the loss of another by suicide.
The group is friendly and warm, and aims to provide a place for sharing, discussion, and hope, and to reduce social isolation and stigma around suicide.
The group is run by volunteers who have lost someone they love to suicide, and have been trained to help support others.
Please email or call if you would like more information or would like to chat beforehand, Rachel and The ELM Peer Support Group
Ph: 0404 468 534
Email: theelmpsg@gmail.com
Meetings are held on the last Monday of every month at the Castlemaine Safe Space, 74 Mostyn St, Castlemaine.
Peer CARE Companion Warmline
Peer CARE Companion Warmline is a ‘warmline’ call-back service which has been created by Roses in the Ocean
to provide a safe place for people with a lived experience of suicide to connect with others with a similar lived experience
of suicide – our Peer CARE Companions. The service provides people with an opportunity to connect, be heard, and for their
distress to be compassionately explored and understood by another person through the mutual understanding that comes with
meaningful shared experience. This service may assist in providing relief from emotional distress, explore coping strategies,
assistance navigating to find additional online resources and/or information.
More information and online request form: Peer CARE Companion Warmline | Roses in the Ocean
For those under 18, please call Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800
***If your life or the life of someone you are with is in danger, please call emergency services on 000***
Peer CARE Companions do not provide counselling or advice.
ALTERNATIVES TO SUICIDE GROUPS
Alternatives to Suicide peer support groups are for anyone 18+ years old with personal experiences of suicidal thoughts or actions to talk about suicidal experiences and other forms of emotional distress without fear of being put through a crisis management system.