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].
Announcements
Wednesday April 24th 2024 – Adelaide CBD group returns weekly to the Box Factory Community Centre on Regent St S in the Adelaide CBD.
Thursday April 25th 2024 – Mile End group is cancelled due to the public holiday. It will resume to it’s normal weekly schedule on 2/5/24.
Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) Groups Available Across South Australia:
Face to Face:
ADELAIDE CBD ALT2SU GROUP
Wednesdays 7-8.30pm
Every week, all welcome
The Box Factory Adelaide – 59 Regent St S, Adelaide
Upstairs in the Regent Room
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
ARC ALT2SU GROUP
Fortnightly on Fridays 2.30pm-4pm
Fortnightly, all welcome
Building 5/32-56 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Mile End
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
MILE END ALT2SU GROUP
Thursdays 10.30am-12pm
Every week, all welcome
Mind Offices – 73 Henley Beach Road, Mile End
Enter from Victoria Lane
Contact: Kate.Stock@mindaustralia.org.au
NORTHERN ALT2SU GROUP
Temporarily on hold
Watch this space
New location coming soon
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, 7-8.30pm (SA time)
All welcome
Alternates with LGBTQIA+ Online
Use link above
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
FRIDAY NIGHT ONLINE
Fortnightly on Fridays, 8-9.30pm (SA time)
All welcome
Use link above
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
ONLINE LGBTQIA+ ALT2SU GROUP
Fortnightly on Mondays, 7-8.30pm (SA time)
Queer and gender diverse facilitators
Alternates with SA Online
Use link above
Contact: alt2su@lelan.org.au
Groups inspired by Alt2Su:
‘Inspired by’ Alt2Su groups are groups that use the Alt2Su approach for holding space, but have been adapted to suit particular communities. They may not look like other Alt2Su groups in Australia or around the world, but follow a similar ethos and use facilitators that have been trained in the Alt2Su approach.
CUMMINS
Embrace. Empower. Thrive. (EET)
Anxiety + Depression Support Group
Fortnightly on Fridays, 4pm-5:30pm
The Village, 48 Railway Tce Cummins
Hosted by Our Town Cummins
More about the Alternatives to Suicide Approach:
THE TAVERN GROUP
Because every hero’s story starts at The Tavern.
Table top games and Alt2Su.
One Sunday each month 1-4PM
Next date Sunday March 28th
57 Hyde St Adelaide
Promotional Resources
Connect with our team:
If you have more questions reach out to the LELAN team via alt2su@lelan.org.au or contact Tanya our Peer Project Worker (Suicide Prevention) via tanya@lelan.org.au