Boyd helps Shine A Light on World Suicide Prevention Day

Previous Western Bulldogs star Tom Boyd is established to Shine a Light on suicide stigmas this Planet Suicide Prevention Working day.

The Lifeline Ambassador’s partnership comes as aspect of a shared dedication to quash stigmas all over suicide to make certain that no person goes by way of their darkest moments alone, and permit individuals all above Australia know that Lifeline is there around the clock to give aid and assist, no make a difference the motive.

Boyd is encouraging persons all above the region to take motion and get involved on Saturday by publishing a selfie throughout their social channels with their flash on, tagging #ShineALight and linking to outoftheshadows.org.au.

Forward of the once-a-year world wide consciousness working day, Tom Boyd has shared a #ShineALight selfie to his Instagram story, encouraging his followers to do the identical and highlighting that we can all enjoy a role in supporting each individual other and in avoiding suicide.

Boyd lived with anxiousness, melancholy and insomnia through his six-year professional AFL career and hung up his boots in 2019 to concentrate on his wellness and wellbeing. Boyd advocates for the relevance of searching for out help when likely by way of a tricky time, and is committed to bringing down the stigma that can get in the way.

Tom Boyd (Photograph by Quinn Rooney/Getty Pictures)

“Life is tricky, and it’s Ok to search for out a buddy or seem for alternate means to obtain pleasure and harmony. If you are feeling down and tapped out, please access out to another person or get hold of Lifeline,” he claimed.

“By commencing these essential conversations and spreading the concept of suicide prevention, you will see how enlightening it actually is to really open up. Never ever assume that you are a load or that you have to experience your darkest times alone.”

In addition to its well-known crisis cellphone and textual content providers, Lifeline delivers proof-based mostly toolkits and factsheets on-line to assistance guideline people today by their most complicated moments if they are enduring challenging feelings and feelings. There are also a selection of sources readily available for those people who need to have aid possessing a conversation with a cherished one, pal or colleague suffering from a tricky time.

“There are a lot of very simple and effective techniques you can regulate conversations with somebody
heading via tough periods. There are means readily accessible to enable absolutely everyone achieve
their ideal attainable mental wellness,” ongoing Boyd.

Lifeline has never ever been required much more, with above 3000 phone calls obtained every day. Since the COVID-19 health pandemic strike Australia in early 2020, Lifeline has seasoned a 44% expansion in services demand.

“In Australia, 9 men and women get their own lives each day,” Lifeline CEO Colin Seery explained. “Our hope is that by shining a mild this World Suicide Prevention Working day, we can help start out a lot more conversations by tackling preconceptions, myths and clichés head on.”

“On September 10th, we are contacting on the country to help provide suicide stigmas out of the shadows and into the mild, and stimulate everyone to possibly talk up or reach out to a person who may well be battling.”

“We’ve viewed with admiration the work Tom has finished and carries on to do in stewarding the discussion on
psychological wellbeing and suicide, and could not be a lot more psyched about this new partnership for Earth Suicide Working day Avoidance and beyond. Tom will be a impressive advocate for the work we do at Lifeline.”

To get involved this Globe Suicide Avoidance Working day, share a selfie with your digicam light-weight on
to your social media channel. Tag #ShineALight, @lifeline and hyperlink to outoftheshadows.org.au for more aspects.

If you, or someone you know, are experience overcome, we encourage you to connect with Lifeline in the way you come to feel most relaxed. You can telephone Lifeline to communicate to a Disaster Supporter on 13 11 14 (24 hrs/7 times), textual content 0477 131 114 (24 hours a working day, 7 times a week) or chat to Lifeline on line at www.lifeline.org.au (24/7).