22/06/2026
Ever needed to know what to say to someone facing su***de? What is Mental Health First Aid?
Rotary Eynesbury has a special Guest Speaker this week addressing a growing major issue in all communities around Australia.
Guest Speaker Dr David Horgan is our Guest Speaker at our meeting on Thursday commencing 6.30 for 7.00pm at Ms. Peacocks Restaurant, Eynesbury. Entry is free but bookings essential. Please call or text Ross on 0411 228 311.
Dr David Horgan, Psychiatrist; Australian Su***de Prevention Foundation (now retired) was recently a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, with high ratings for his lectures to medical students, to other psychiatrists, and to Healthed audiences.
He was known as a “last resort” psychiatrist treating depression and high su***de risk. He remains heavily involved in a charity which he founded, the Australian Su***de Prevention Foundation.
He initiated the award-winning App “Prevent A Su***de: What to Say” to empower family, friends and colleagues when a person mentions wishing to be dead. He is keen to teach highly practical clinical tips in su***de prevention.
David’s Presentation is designed for friends, family and colleagues to provide support.
However, a smart woman recently provided the following feedback: ‘that she made her own “library” of resonating phrases so that when the bleak times came back, she could use this library as a personally directed support, which she found very useful’.