Australia’s national lived experience of suicide organisation

Roses in the Ocean exists to save lives and to reduce emotional distress and pain.

About us

Peer CARE Companion Warmline

A call-back service providing a safe place for people with a lived experience of suicide to connect with others with a similar lived experience for a chat, in a shared space of compassion, understanding and respect.

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Lived Experience of Suicide Service Guidelines

Best practice guidelines for the development and strengthening of suicide prevention services across the States and Territories.

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PEERnet

A new platform for Suicide Prevention Peer Workers and people in the suicide prevention sector to connect, collaborate and empower.

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Lived experience engagement & opportunities

Do you have lived experience of suicide? Would you like to get involved in suicide prevention? Explore opportunities to be involved and play a part in a way that works for you!

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Peer CARE Companion | Volunteer with us

Volunteer to become one of our Peer CARE Companions for our Peer CARE Companion Warmline or Peer CARE Companion in Community.

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Lived Experience of Suicide Suite of Resources

A culmination of ten years of developing best practice in lived experience of suicide engagement, development and integration.

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World Health Organisation LIVE LIFE Report

Roses in the Ocean is cited as providing best practice in developing lived experience expertise and integration into organisations (refer to page 20) and profiled as an organisation (refer to page 88).

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How can we help?

I have thoughts about suicide

I have made an attempt on my life

I am caring for someone who is suicidal

I am bereaved by suicide

I want to use my lived experience to help others

Current lived experience engagement projects

Supporting individuals & communities

Building the capacity of individuals and communities to recognise and respond to people experiencing suicidal thoughts or crisis with confidence is so critical to saving lives. Roses in the Ocean loves finding innovative ways to raise the voice of people with lived experience of suicide and embedding sustainable training solutions within communities.

Workshops

Capacity-building workshops for people with a lived experience of suicide wishing to build their skills to be involved in suicide prevention initiatives.

Co-Design

Co-designing with people with lived experience of suicide requires a nuanced process to manage power imbalances and ensure the voice of lived experience is able to speak its truth.

Suicide Prevention Peer Workforce

Our Suicide Prevention (SP) Peer Workforce Development Service is a suite of resources, training and support services for the emerging Suicide Prevention Peer Workforce and the organisations embracing them.

Integration & Partnership with Lived Experience Expertise

All aspects of suicide prevention must be integrated with and led by people with lived experience. Explore resources and current Lived Experience projects here.

Consulting & Advisory

Roses in the Ocean's consulting and advisory services encompass strategy planning, service design, content review, recruitment and much more.

Evaluation, Research & Innovation

Roses in the Ocean is committed to contributing to the emerging and rapidly growing evidence base relating to the active and meaningful inclusion of lived experience in all suicide prevention activities.

We exist to save lives and reduce emotional distress and pain.

We seek to lead the significant cultural shift needed to save lives through harnessing the perspectives of all we represent, along with our own lived experience of suicide.

With our actions driven and guided by those with a lived experience of suicide, we innovate and transform suicide prevention, and drive and deliver system reform. We support organisations and government to effectively and meaningfully integrate lived experience expertise into suicide prevention.

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Resources Hub

LGBTIQA+ , men , suicidal thoughts , suicidality

My journey of suicidal crisis

… was over a twenty-five-year period. The main theme was…

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lived experience video series , suicidal thoughts , suicidality , suicide attempt , trauma

Collective Voices | Suicide Attempt Survivors with Caroline

Representing the countless voices and experiences through stories and insights…

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men , roses radio , suicidal thoughts , suicide attempt

Roses Radio with Tynan

In this Roses Radio podcast, Tynan shares the stories and…

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lived experience , lived experience insights , suicidal thoughts

Lived Experience Insights | Suicidal Thoughts

Honest and real responses to a range of personal questions…

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bereaved , mother , stigma

A mother’s fight against stigma

My story begins with a broken family one that divided…

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bereaved , children , lived experience video series , suicidal thoughts , suicide prevention , women , youth

Roses in the Ocean speaks with Bridgit

Member of Roses in the Ocean Lived Experience Collective, Bridgit…

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bereaved , LGBTIQA+ , men , roses radio , stigma

Roses Radio with Mark

In this Roses Radio podcast, Mark shares the stories and…

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Australia’s national lived experience of suicide organisation

Peer CARE Companion Warmline

Lived Experience of Suicide Service Guidelines

PEERnet

Lived experience engagement & opportunities

Peer CARE Companion | Volunteer with us

Lived Experience of Suicide Suite of Resources