Ballarat’s suicide crisis; the way forward

Olivia Shying
January 7 2017 - 1:00pm

For too long suicide has been a social taboo; often swept and the carpet and not discussed. However, there is a growing movement for change in Ballarat. 

Reporter Olivia Shying explores the issue in depth.

We need to change our thinking: John Shanahan and granddaughter Harriette Preston, 7, with a photograph of Nathan. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric.
We need to change our thinking: John Shanahan and granddaughter Harriette Preston, 7, with a photograph of Nathan. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric.

John Shanahan is a grieving man, but he is also a man on a mission. He watched his devoted, beloved son fight demons so strong that he woke up screaming in the night, wrapped in sweat-soaked sheets. 

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Olivia Shying

Olivia Shying

Journalist

Police and emergency services reporter.