Who can take part in suicide prevention training?

Training is available for different groups, including community members, health professionals, people who work with young people and people supporting older Australians. Individual course requirements vary.

Who can access crisis support?

You don’t need to have a diagnosed mental health condition. The program can support people who are experiencing a personal crisis, feeling overwhelmed or finding that what they're going through is affecting their mental health or everyday life.Speak with a local crisis support clinician: 1300 147 761

Can you bring training to our community?

The program works with rural and remote communities to provide suicide prevention and mental health training based on local needs.

Do you work with schools?

Yes. Through the NRL State of Mind program, we provide mental health and wellbeing education for students from Years 3–12.

Can our community work with you on a local initiative?

Yes. Community capacity building is a core part of the program. We work alongside communities to identify local needs and strengthen their ability to respond to suicide prevention and mental health challenges.

National Rural and Remote Suicide Prevention Program

Local people. Stronger communities. Suicide prevention that starts with connection.

Suicide prevention, shaped by community

The National Rural and Remote Suicide Prevention Program (NRRSP) works alongside rural and remote communities to strengthen local approaches to suicide prevention.

Designed in consultation with the communities it supports, the program is shaped by local needs and delivered by people who live and work in rural and remote Australia.

Through crisis support, training, education and community-led initiatives, we help build local skills, confidence and connection — so communities are better equipped to support their people when they need it most.

Have questions?

Need to get in touch or wanting to get the ball rolling with this service? Our team would love to help.

How we support communities

Crisis support

Sometimes people just need someone alongside them.

Our Crisis Support Program supports people experiencing a personal crisis that is affecting their mental health or day-to-day life. You don’t need a diagnosed mental health condition to access support.

Training & education

We help give people the skills and confidence to recognise when someone may need support and know what to do next.

Training includes suicide prevention and mental health programs for community members, health professionals, schools and organisations, including ASIST, safeTALK/safeYARN, Mental Health First Aid and Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention.

Community programs

Suicide prevention looks different in every community.

We work locally to deliver programs that build connection, strengthen wellbeing and get people talking about mental health — including NRL State of Mind school programs and Community Scrums.

Building local capacity

We want skills and knowledge to stay within communities.

We work alongside communities to identify what they need and support locally based suicide prevention initiatives, including access to funded training and community capacity-building activities.

Where we work

Supporting rural and remote communities across Australia.

Face-to-face services currently operate across Western NSW, Hunter NSW, Murrumbidgee, the NSW South Coast, Gippsland and Western Queensland, with the broader program designed for rural and remote communities.