Embedding Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) Project
responsibility to, not for or over people
About Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) Groups:
Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) peer-led community-based groups centre mutual connection and meaning making around suicide distress, thoughts and experiences. They offer non-clinical spaces where people can be honest about their experiences without fear of forced treatment, other forms of coercion, or risk assessment that shuts conversation down.
Multiple Alt2Su groups are available online and in-person for people in South Australia each week. Some groups are completely open and some are specifically designed to be for people of particular ages, gender, sexual or culturally diverse identities.
Alternatives to Suicide was developed by the Wildflower Alliance (formerly the Western Mass Recovery Learning Community) in the US.
[This project is made possible by financial support from Wellbeing SA, Country SA PHN and Adelaide PHN – including monetary contribution from LELAN].
Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) Groups Available Across South Australia:
Face to Face:
ADELAIDE CBD ALT2SU GROUP
Wednesdays 7.00-8.30pm
Every week, all welcome
The Box Factory Adelaide
Upstairs in the Regent Room
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
CUMMINS ALT2SU GROUP
Fortnightly on Thursdays 6.00-7.30pm
Hosted by Our Town Cummins Next dates: 1/6, 15/6, 29/6
The Village, 48 Railway Terrace Cummins
Parking at rear of building
Contact: sean@ourtowncummins.com.au
MILE END ALT2SU GROUP
Thursdays 10.30am-12pm
Every week, all welcome
73 Henley Beach Road, Mile End
Enter from Victoria Lane
Contact: Kate.Stock@mindaustralia.org.au
SALISBURY ALT2SU GROUP
Fortnightly on Tuesdays 5pm-6.30pm
Held at Safe Haven Salisbury Next dates: 6/6, 20/6
9 John St, Salisbury
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
Online:
Want to join an online Alt2Su group? We alternate each week between a group for everyone on a Monday and a group for the rainbow community on the following Wednesday (Check our Facebook or the calendar above to see which group is on this week.)
All online alt2su groups use the same link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82046219580?pwd=RnNDWnpaYlQ2TFZhMy9MS1l3Qy8vZz09
ONLINE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GROUP
Fortnightly on Mondays, 6.30-8.00pm (SA time)
All welcome
Next dates: 5/6, 19/6
Use link above
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
ONLINE LGBTQIA+ ALT2SU GROUP
Fortnightly on Wednesdays, 7.00-8.30pm (SA time)
Queer and gender diverse facilitators
Next dates: 14/6, 28/6
Use link above
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
More about the Alternatives to Suicide Approach:
Connect with our team:
If you have more questions reach out to the LELAN team via info@lelan.org.au or contact Tanya our Peer Project Worker (Suicide Prevention) via tanya@lelan.org.au .