StandBy Support After Suicide
Kim Edgar is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in client support and library management. Currently serving as a Client Experience Coordinator at Deakin University and a Peer Support Worker for StandBy Support After Suicide, Kim focuses on providing compassionate support to those affected by suicide. As a Peer CARE Warmline Companion with Roses in the Ocean, Kim facilitates meaningful connections for individuals with lived experiences of suicide. Kim's past roles include serving on the Family National Reference Group and the Quality & Clinical Governance Committee at headspace, alongside managerial positions at Geelong Regional Library Corporation, where responsibilities included leading teams and enhancing community-focused services. Kim's early career encompassed various librarian roles across multiple councils and institutions. Educational qualifications include a Graduate Diploma in Project Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Librarianship and Corporate Information Management from Curtin University.
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StandBy Support After Suicide
The StandBy program is focused on supporting anyone who has been bereaved or impacted by suicide at any stage in their life, including: Individuals Families Friends Witnesses First Responders Service Providers StandBy is accessible seven days a week, providing free face-to face and/or telephone support at a time and place that is best for each individual. The program offers coordinated evidence-based support and resources (including connections to local services and groups) that is individualised for each person’s unique circumstance. This support is continued for up to two years to ensure those that engage with StandBy are not alone and receive ongoing support. StandBy is guided by local advisory groups – which includes community stakeholders as well as those with Lived Experience. StandBy National is informed by our National Lived Experience Advisory Group. StandBy builds community preparedness and resilience through extensive training to community and professional groups to ensure effectiveness and that duplicated effort is avoided. The program is also ideally placed to offer a settings-based approach, providing group support after a suicide for schools, workplaces and community groups. StandBy – An initiative jointly funded by the Australian, New South Wales, Victorian, Queensland and Northern Territory Governments. StandBy is a program of Youturn Limited.