Rural Alive & Well Inc.(RAWTAS) is a not for profit organisation delivering suicide prevention and community mental health wellbeing services across rural and remote municipalities throughout Tasmania including King Island.

OUR OBJECTIVES

To help build the resilience and capacity of individuals, families and the community to react to challenging life experiences including mental health issues with a specific focus on suicide prevention by:

• Providing support and assistance to individuals and families with a team of professional, compassionate and experienced outreach workers.
• Establishing structures and networks to assist people, their families and communities to deal with stressful life events or suicide.
• Providing counselling for individuals and their families at risk of mental health problems and suicide.
• Developing and implementing strategies to reduce isolation and loneliness and to promote social inclusion across communities.
• To provide accessible and responsive support services to all rural communities.