StandBy Support After Suicide
Samantha Snell currently serves as the NT Regional Coordinator for StandBy Support After Suicide since August 2022. Prior to this role, Samantha worked as a Pathways Officer at Soldier On Australia from January 2021 to August 2022, focusing on employment transition and education support for veterans and their families. Samantha also gained experience as a Community and Peer Advisor at Open Arms - Veterans & Families Counselling, where insights from personal military and mental health experiences were utilized to aid veterans with complex care needs. Earlier roles include Administrative Assistant at HWL Ebsworth Lawyers and Boatswain's Mate in the Royal Australian Navy from January 2008 to January 2015. Samantha is pursuing a Bachelor in Social Work at Charles Darwin University, having previously attended Casuarina Senior College.
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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.