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We support people to communicate in ways that are safe, accurate and respectful, particularly when responding to time‑sensitive, evolving or high‑profile situations.
What we offer
Our real-time support service provides practical, timely advice to support safe public communication.
We can support:
- Applying the Mindframe guidelines in practice
- Language and image use
- Framing for safe storytelling
- Reviewing content such as news items, media releases, scripts, storyboards, campaigns or other public materials
- Preparing for media interviews, including supporting people to share their story safely and confidently
- Responding to emerging or evolving issues and navigating complex or high‑profile situations
- Supporting safe and sensitive communication following a suicide death or critical incident (postvention)
- Connecting you with appropriate experts or spokespeople through our expert directory.
How to access support
To request support, please complete the form below.
A member of the team will review your enquiry and respond as soon as possible.
NOTE: Requests are monitored Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm (AEST).
If your enquiry is time‑sensitive, please indicate this in your form submission.
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Who this is for
Real-time support is available for anyone communicating publicly about these issues, including:
- Media professionals, including journalists, editors, photojournalists, social/digital media specialists and other media staff
- Screenwriters and playwrights
- Communication and media teams
- Government and organisational staff
- Mental health, suicide prevention and AOD organisations
- Community groups and organisational spokespeople
- People with lived and living experience who are sharing their story publicly.
Expert directory
An expert directory of individuals with experience across mental health, suicide prevention and related fields is available.
If you are seeking an expert to inform your work or contribute to public communication, we can help connect you with an appropriate contact.
Click here to access the Mindframe expert directory
If you are interested in joining the directory, you can submit your details via the online form.
Click here to submit your request to be listed in the Mindframe expert directory

