Wendy French's guest appearances

Wendy French

Suicide Prevention Australia

Tasmania Talks

Carol Hopkins

Kevin Hines

Stephen Ryan

John Harper

Brendan Cowell

Steve Willis

Julie Cerel

Joe Williams

Peter Cosgrove

Matthew Tukaki

Kerry Gibson

Ian Hickie

Nieves Murray

Linda Langford

Naomi Frauenfelder

OwlTail

Wendy French has worked in a variety of suicide prevention programs in Tasmania and throughout Australia. She was responsible for implementing a local site of a national suicide bereavement service in North West Tasmania, which she then managed for five years. 2009-2013). In addition to her “day job” providing Suicide Prevention and Mental Health training to workplaces throughout Tasmania, Wendy has created Talking About Suicide to assist people to have conversations with people at risk of or bereaved by suicide, and is an ambassador for local charity Stigma No More.Her attitude of “Tasmanians helping each other out” is evident in her use of her “spare time”, supporting individuals, families and communities after hours, on weekends, and in the middle of the night, travelling wherever she was needed and ensuring that anyone who needed information and support could get it, when they needed it.Following a suicide in Tasmania which had a terrible impact on a small rural community, Wendy was contacted by members of the community looking for help and volunteered her time and knowledge to support the local services and organisations. This, in turn, enabled them to mount an appropriate response, ensuring that those impacted had adequate and informed support. Wendy has been an active member of the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Community Network and was involved in community consultations for the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Strategy (2016-2020); the Australian Government Senate Inquiry into Suicide in Australia; the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy; the Youth Suicide Prevention Plan for Tasmania; and the Suicide Prevention Workforce Development and Training Plan for Tasmania. She won the Tasmanian LiFE Awards Lifeline Outstanding Contribution Award in 2016 in recognition of her tireless suicide prevention and bereavement support work in Tasmania and throughout Australia.Wendy has also helped communities around Tasmania to develop plans to reduce suicide, and to build their capacity and resilience.  While much of Wendy’s work was conducted as part of her employment, her commitment to going that extra mile has meant that individuals, families and communities suffering suicide loss receive the best possible care at the time of their greatest need, and makes her a worthy recipient of this LiFE Award. #ManyVoicesOneGoal #suicideprevention

Wendy French has worked in a variety of suicide prevention programs in Tasmania and throughout Australia. She was responsible for implementing a local site of a national suicide bereavement service in North West Tasmania, which she then managed for five years. 2009-2013). In addition to her “day job” providing Suicide Prevention and Mental Health training to workplaces throughout Tasmania, Wendy has created Talking About Suicide to assist people to have conversations with people at risk of or bereaved by suicide, and is an ambassador for local charity Stigma No More. Her attitude of “Tasmanians helping each other out” is evident in her use of her “spare time”, supporting individuals, families and communities after hours, on weekends, and in the middle of the night, travelling wherever she was needed and ensuring that anyone who needed information and support could get it, when they needed it. Following a suicide in Tasmania which had a terrible impact on a small rural community, Wendy was contacted by members of the community looking for help and volunteered her time and knowledge to support the local services and organisations. This, in turn, enabled them to mount an appropriate response, ensuring that those impacted had adequate and informed support. Wendy has been an active member of the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Community Network and was involved in community consultations for the Tasmanian Suicide Prevention Strategy (2016-2020); the Australian Government Senate Inquiry into Suicide in Australia; the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy; the Youth Suicide Prevention Plan for Tasmania; and the Suicide Prevention Workforce Development and Training Plan for Tasmania. She won the Tasmanian LiFE Awards Lifeline Outstanding Contribution Award in 2016 in recognition of her tireless suicide prevention and bereavement support work in Tasmania and throughout Australia. Wendy has also helped communities around Tasmania to develop plans to reduce suicide, and to build their capacity and resilience. While much of Wendy’s work was conducted as part of her employment, her commitment to going that extra mile has meant that individuals, families and communities suffering suicide loss receive the best possible care at the time of their greatest need, and makes her a worthy recipient of this LiFE Award. #ManyVoicesOneGoal #suicideprevention

53: Wendy French, LiFE Award winner - Community Development (Individual)