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Families respond to Veteran suicide Royal Commission
Publisher |
ABC Podcasts
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Sep 09, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:14:25

After 3 years, and almost 6000 submissions the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide was handed down to Parliament yesterday.The final report had 122 recommendations.

Kat Rae and Julie-Ann Finney told RN Breakfast they want to see action to set up of a body to improve the understanding of deaths by suicide start "right away".

Julie-Ann Finney says "lived experience will tell you what needs to be done", not "voices of the past" and the "old guard."

  • Guest: Julie-Ann Finney, her son David was an ex-navy officer he took his own life in 2019Kat Rae, military veteran; her husband Andrew was a military veterans who died from suicide in 2017
  • Producer: Matt Simpson    

If this discussion has raised any issues with you then you can reach out to Lifeline Australia 13 11 14.

Or

Open Arms a service for current and ex-serving Australian Defence Force personnel and their families to seek this free and confidential support on 1800 011 046 

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