Reducing the high rate of suicide within the construction industry has been the successful outcome for Griffith Masters of Suicidology graduate Jorgen Gullestrup.
Named this week as the 2018 Winner of the 14th Annual LiFE Award recognising excellence in suicide prevention by Suicide Prevention Australia, Mr Gullestrup says he is ‘delighted and very humbled’ by the award.
“I am very humbled to be recognised for my work but I would like to emphasise that suicide prevention is not just something done by one or two people, but a collective exercise involving many people and which relies on many of the correct conditions being in place.”
MATES in Construction
It was ten years ago that Mr Gullestrup, a graduate of Griffith’s Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP), developed the MATES in Construction program with the help of the Building Employees Redundancy Trust.
The program’s vision is to be Australia’s leading industry suicide prevention organisation focusing
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