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  • 26-May | Darwin

    Managing pain

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    Recovery from trauma

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  • 8-Jun | Townsville

    Building better relationships

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  • 8-Jun | Mawson Lakes

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  • 8-Jun | Online

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  • 9-Jun | Wagga Wagga

    Recovery from trauma

    New South Wales

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  • 9-Jun | Sale

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

    Victoria

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  • 9-Jun | Currumbin (AT CAPACITY)

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  • 13-Jun | Chermside

    Mental health first aid

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    Understanding anxiety

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  • 14-Jun | Online AT CAPACITY

    Doing anger differently

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  • 15-Jun | Wodonga

    Building better relationships

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    Stepping out

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    Recovery from trauma

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  • 15-Jun | Online AT CAPACITY

    Mental health first aid

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    Two workshop (1:00-3:30pm AEST, 15 & 17 June)

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  • 15-Jun | Largs Bay

    Suicide alertness for everyone - safeTALK

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  • 16-Jun | Canberra

    Mental health first aid

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  • 17-Jun | Mawson Lakes

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  • 20-Jun | Canberra

    Relaxation and stress management

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  • 20-Jun | Online

    Recovery from trauma

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    2 x 90 minute sessions (20 & 22 June)

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  • 21-Jun | Wagga Wagga

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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  • 21-Jun | Seymour

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  • 21-Jun | DPO

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  • 21-Jun | Cairns (AT CAPACITY)

    Mental health first aid

    North Queensland

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  • 21-Jun | Online

    Understanding anxiety

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  • 21-Jun | Darwin

    Mental health first aid

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  • 21-Jun | Spring Hill

    Beating the blues

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  • 22-Jun | Adelaide

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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    Stepping out

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  • 27-Jun | Hobart

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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  • 28-Jun | Online

    Managing pain

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  • 28-Jun | Geelong

    Recovery from trauma

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  • 28-Jun | Mount Gambier

    Suicide alertness for everyone - safeTALK

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  • 29-Jun | Henderson

    Stepping out

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    Relaxation and stress management

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  • 29-Jun | Online

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  • 29-Jun | Katherine

    Relaxation and stress management

    Northern Territory

    Two evenings (29 & 30 June)

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  • 30-Jun | Darwin

    Suicide alertness for everyone - safeTALK

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    Half day workshop (30 June)

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  • 1-Jul | Southport

    Residential lifestyle management

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    Two Weekend Program (Fri-Mon 1-4 July & Fri-Sun 26-28 August)

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  • 1-Jul | Port lincoln

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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  • 6-Jul | Mawson Lakes

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  • 11-Jul | Geelong

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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    Two Day Workshop (11 & 12 July)

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  • 12-Jul | Online

    Recovery from trauma

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    2 x 90 minute sessions (12 & 14 July)

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    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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  • 14-Jul | Melbourne

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  • 14-Jul | Darwin

    Relaxation and stress management

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  • 15-Jul | Veteran Wellbeing Centre

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  • 17-Jul | Victoria

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  • 18-Jul | Wagga Wagga

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  • 19-Jul | Bribie Island

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  • 20-Jul | Katherine

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  • 21-Jul | Seymour

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  • 22-Jul | Townsville

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  • 22-Jul | Cairns

    Doing anger differently

    North Queensland

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  • 26-Jul | Online AT CAPACITY

    Mental health first aid

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    Self paced e-learning plus 2 x 2.5 hr workshops (26 & 28 July)

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  • 26-Jul | Port Lincoln

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  • 27-Jul | Melbourne

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  • 28-Jul | Wonthaggi

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  • 28-Jul | Darwin

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  • 1-Aug | Townsville

    Understanding anxiety

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  • 2-Aug | Frankston

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  • 4-Aug | Darwin

    Doing anger differently

    Northern Territory

    Six Week Program (Thursdays 9:00 - 11:00)

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  • 4-Aug | Veteran Wellbeing Centre

    Doing anger differently

    South Australia

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  • 9-Aug | Darwin

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  • 10-Aug | Mawson Lakes

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  • 16-Aug | Mawson Lakes

    Beating the blues

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  • 18-Aug | Townsville

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  • 23-Aug | Alice Springs

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    Northern Territory

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  • 24-Aug | Alice Springs

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  • 24-Aug | Mawson Lakes

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  • 25-Aug | Online

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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  • 30-Aug | Adelaide

    Managing pain

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  • 6-Sep | Darwin

    Stepping out

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  • 13-Sep | Katherine

    Understanding anxiety

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  • 13-Sep | Riverland

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  • 14-Sep | Riverland

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  • 16-Sep | Mawson Lakes

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  • 21-Sep | Darwin

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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  • 28-Sep | Mawson Lakes

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  • 1-Oct | North Queensland

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  • 5-Oct | Katherine

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  • 5-Oct | Veteran Wellbeing Centre

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    Understanding anxiety

    South Australia

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  • 12-Oct | Darwin

    Mental health first aid

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    Two Day Workshop (12 & 13 October)

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  • 18-Oct | Darwin

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    Two Day Workshop (18 & 19 October)

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  • 18-Oct | Mawson Lakes

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  • 25-Oct | Mawson Lakes

    Stepping out

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  • 1-Nov | Darwin

    Understanding anxiety

    Northern Territory

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  • 3-Nov | Darwin

    Suicide alertness for everyone - safeTALK

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  • 8-Nov | Mt Gambier

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  • 9-Nov | Katherine

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    Two Day Workshop (9 & 10 November)

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  • 9-Nov | Mt Gambier

    Managing pain

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  • 16-Nov | Mawson Lakes

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  • 17-Nov | Darwin

    Sleeping better

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  • 23-Nov | Darwin

    Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - ASIST

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  • 23-Nov | Mawson Lakes

    Recovery from trauma

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  • 29-Nov | Mawson Lakes

    Doing anger differently

    South Australia

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  • 1-Dec | Veteran Wellbeing Centre

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    South Australia

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    Two Day Workshop (7 & 8 Dec)

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  • 8-Dec | Darwin

    Mental health first aid

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    Two Day Workshop (8 & 9 December)

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    Relaxation and stress management

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