We are a First Nations-governed organisation, leading the way in embedding lived and living experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices of suicide into mental health, suicide prevention, and social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) initiatives across Australia.
Local Lived Experience Networks (LLEN) are grassroots, community-driven initiatives that centre the voices and expertise of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have lived and living experiences of suicide. These Networks provide a space for communities and individuals to come together, build solidarity with each other, and advocate for the distinct suicide prevention needs of their region and Communities.
At IALEC, we believe that knowledge should be shared, celebrated, and used to create real change in our Communities. Everything here is grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lived experience, cultural strength, and community knowledge.
This is your space to access free resources made by and for mob, allies, and anyone working to support social and emotional wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention for First Nations Peoples.
IALEC envisions a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have full access to culturally responsive SEWB including mental health and suicide prevention services that honour their lived and living experiences, promote healing, and protect their social and emotional wellbeing.
For our full list of support lines for accessing mental health support, please click the button below.
If you or someone near you is in immediate danger, please call 000 or go to your nearest hospital emergency department for urgent care.
If you have any questions, would like to connect with us, or want to stay updated on our journey to independence, please contact us below. We are expected to reopen to new project partnerships and initiatives from January 2026 following completion of our foundational transition work.
We’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
IALEC does not offer crisis support, therapy, or counselling.
We honour and walk alongside those with lived experience, but we are not equipped to provide immediate support.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed or need to talk to someone now, visit our Get Support page. You are not alone. Support is always available.
We acknowledge all Traditional Custodians of this vast and diverse continent now known as ‘Australia’. We honour the Ancestors, Elders, and Knowledge Holders who have cared for Country, its ecosystems, waterways, skies, and cosmos since the beginning of time. Their connection to Country is sovereign and enduring, and will forever remain unchanged by the impacts of colonisation.
We want to acknowledge First Nations Lived Experience. For First Nations Peoples, experiences of living have been passed down for thousands and thousands of years. It is how we survive, thrive, care for each other and Country. Our experiences are the foundation of relationships, of knowledge, that we carry in our Spirit. We acknowledge all lived experiences of First Nations Peoples that are brought to this work, and recognise the power and impact these experiences have on creating meaningful and impactful change for our Communities.
Always was, always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.
