Dear Friend
Welcome to the first Lifeline E-Newsletter of 2008... The
New Year is often a time for reflection and a period of planning -
reflection upon the year recently passed; and planning for the months
and year ahead.
In
this issue, we pursue these theme by including an article reflecting
upon the measurement of happiness and the ever elusive "feel-good"
factor; and the importance of agencies such as Lifeline who play a
critical and necessary part in the sensing, measuring and reporting of
how communities are feeling. This reporting can inform decision makers and shape social policy. You
will also find an article by Denis Bunbury about his re-visiting of
Jane Austen's novels - where the Frankly irritating can be the means by
which a more truthful view of others and of our own selves emerges. Finally,
articles "What's Happeneing at Lifeline?" will keep you up to date with
some of the projects currently underway here at Lifeline and "ASIST Melbourne" reports on recent suicide intervention skills training undertaken by members of the Lifeline team ..
Happy reading!
Best wishes
Bryan Wilshire
Chief Executive
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