Aussie-Chinese Girl Reflects on Her Med Practitioner Journey

What is R U OK all about?  - National public health charity → National Conversation Movement  - Started by Gavin Larkin in 2009 as a why to champion just one question in honour of his father, Barry Larkin, who tragically passed from suicide in 1997 much to the shock and grief of his family, friends, and everyone else around him - Collation of resources developed from LIVED EXPERIENCE to support HELP-GIVERS in asking R U OK and having the skills, knowledge, and confidence to engage in MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION if the answer is no  - Suicide prevention is the RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL  - Campaign about building INFORMAL SUPPORT NETWORK → friends, family, colleagues, local communities, interest groups etc START THE CONVO TODAY Click here for more tips & tricks!  “Without R U OK? the landscape would look very different. There is great value in demonstrating to the whole community that they can contribute to suicide prevention and then, importantly, showing them how. ...

“A Victorian coroner is again calling for the introduction of pill testing after a man died from an MDMA pill known as the Blue Punisher at a festival last year – the fourth coroner to do so in six years.” - Opening statement from  Coroner again pushes for pill testing after ‘Blue Punisher’ death  ( The Age ).  What is “blue punisher”?   - high potency MDMA/ecstasy* - Small blue pill w Disney+ Marvel TV Show Punisher logo (skull) on it What is pill testing?   - Centre for VOLUNTARY, CONFIDENTIAL, NOT REPORTABLE pill testing - Will inform attendee composition of their drug to facilitate better informed decision making - Education and advice can also be given if desired Introduced as a drug harm reduction policy - Currently being trialled in ACT and QSD, no plan to roll out in VIC as of yet   Why is pill testing endorsed by many?  - Independent r/v conducted by Dr Anna Olsen on outcomes of pill testing at Canberra’s Groovin the Moo festival in Apr 2019 ...