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Suicide awareness and facts where to seek help etc

‘Stigma associated with depressive illnesses can prevent people from getting help. Your willingness to talk about depression and suicide with your family members can be the first step in getting help and preventing suicide.’

‘Choice and control is about people with disability, their families and carers having control over the course of their lives, including the flexibility to make decisions about the disability services and supports they use. Under the NDIS this means decisions around things like: the type of supports and services they use’ for ‘disability and free choice’ for example and one of the cartoons of people having a conversation say under one of those photos below on the right screenshot ‘ According to research by Scope in 2014, “67% of people feel uncomfortable when talking to a disabled person.” This awkwardness often stems from a fear of seeming patronizing or saying the wrong thing, or a lack of life experiences with individuals with disabilities.’ people have a conversation etc