Suicide is the leading cause of death among Australians aged 15–24.  Suicide rates are also increasing Australia-wide and within a number of demographic groups, such as rural communities in particular people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ+ people and the unemployed.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people are twice as likely to suicide compared to non-Indigenous people.  Farming communities in general have a rate of suicide that is twice the rate of non-farming communities. Rural and remote communities experience suicide rates that are twice the rate of metropolitan communities. And LGBTQI+ people experience suicide ideation  at a rate ten times higher than non LGBTQI+ people.  Health literacy in relation to suicide is the ability to understand the warning signs, risk factors, treatment options and prevention strategies for suicide. There is a stigma associated with suicide and mental illness in rural towns grown around perception that rural people are more resilient and tough compared to city people.  Stigma reduction is therefore a critical component of any strategy to address the high rate of suicide in rural areas.