Graeme Holdsworth

Ph.D.

Board Member, Suicide Prevention Australia (Policy Committee; Victoria and Tasmania joint State Committee) Lived Experience Advisor, Lifeline Lived Experience Advisor, Black Dog Institute Lived Experience Advisor, Beyondblue Board Member, Australian Commonwealth Government National Suicide Prevention Office Advisory Board Member, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Senior Officials Group Member, Victorian Government Suicide Prevention and Response Expert Advisory Committee

Graeme Holdsworth is a Lived Experience Advisor and advocate, who serves as a member of many suicide prevention boards and advisory groups for outreach programs.

Expert Bio

Graeme worked as an architect, with a career as a Project Director for major building projects throughout Australia. Due to depression, he retired, a move which saw him lose his career, his marriage, and nearly his life when it resulted in a suicide attempt.   Since his recovery, he has used his lived experience working for suicide prevention and has served on the Expert Advisory Group to the National Suicide Prevention Adviser to the Prime Minister.   Currently, he serves as a member of the Victorian Government Suicide Prevention and Response Expert Advisory Committee, the Commonwealth Government National Suicide Prevention Office Advisory Board, and the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Senior Officials Group.   Within suicide prevention, he serves on Suicide Prevention Australia’s Board, their Policy Committee, and their Victoria and Tasmania joint State Committee.   He is also part of lived experience advisory groups with Lifeline, Black Dog Institute and Beyondblue.