Blank Page Summit on Suicide 2009

Blank Page Summit 2009

Blank Page Summit 2009

“The Blank Page Summit on Suicide 2009  was the first time that the WA Government  sat down on country with the Commonwealth Government,  Indigenous people and others on the pindan of the Kimberley  to find ways to stop Indigenous people killing themselves.”

The Blank Page Summit on Suicide was held from 27-31 July 2009 at Billard Aboriginal Community.

The theme – getting together for life – formed the basis for the discussions and action planning throughout the Summit which resulted in the Blank Page Summit on Suicide Communique.

Find out more about Blank Page Summit on Suicide by:

reading Summit presentations-

and after the Summit-

Hands of participants - Summit 2009

WHO TOOK PART IN THE BLANK PAGE SUMMIT ON SUICIDE?

Special guests

  • Chief Justice Wayne Martin (WA Supreme Court)
  • Mr Alistair Hope (WA State Coroner)
  • Hon Jenny Macklin MP (Federal Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs)
  • Hon Dr Kim Hames MLA (WA Deputy Premier, Minister for Health & Indigenous Affairs)
  • Hon Helen Morton MLC (WA Parliamentary Secretary, Mental Health)
  • Bishop Christopher Saunders (Diocese of Broome)
  • Ms Dawn O’Neil AM (CEO – Lifeline Australia)
  • Sister Pat Rhatigan AO [WA Senior - 2008]
  • Sr Sheila Murphy [servant of the people]

Key contributors

  • Indigenous people from WA, NSW, Queensland, South Australia and the NT
  • Individuals from up to fifty local, regional, state/territory and national agencies, organizations and taskforces

Summit executive team

  • Mary Victor O’Reeri and Stephen Victor Snr (Main-People-in-Charge)
  • Kari Kristiansen (Summit Director)
  • Sam Mostyn (Summit Rapporteur)
  • Richard Aspinall (Australian Government link)
Filling the blank page ...

Filling the blank page ...

Minister Jenny Macklin, Mary Victor O’Reeri and Lawrence Victor

Minister Jenny Macklin, Mary Victor O’Reeri and Lawrence Victor