Tuesday, March 3, 2026

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Prince Room

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Overview

Panellists to be announced soon!

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Details

This panel brings together leading organisational, academic and clinical experts to explore how we can better prevent suicide across the frontline sector. Drawing on lessons learned from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, the expert panel will examine systemic, organisational and individual factors that contribute to suicide risk in high-pressure roles. The discussion will explore how Royal Commission findings are being translated into action—not only within Defence, but across emergency services and frontline workplaces more broadly. Panellists will examine how these learnings are advancing our understanding of mental health and wellbeing, driving greater leadership engagement, and harnessing lived experience voices to add depth and meaning to suicide prevention efforts. The panel will also consider what can be learned from loss—exploring pathways to growth at individual, team and organisational levels, and how this understanding can strengthen prevention, intervention and postvention approaches across the sector.