Glenn Cotter
Glenn Cotter Glenn has worked as Lived Experience Peer Worker with Healthy Communities Foundation Australia in The National Rural & Remote Suicide Prevention Program across the Bega Valley, Eurobodalla & Cooma Monaro Regions before stepping into his current role in Stakeholder Development & Community Engagement. Glenn has spent a decade as a Lived Experience Peer Worker & Advocate for Community, including roles as Deputy Chair of Bega SPAN before taking on a leading role in the development of The Bega Valley Eurobodalla Suicide Prevention Collaborative, now sitting on the Executive Steering Committee.
In 2022 Glenn joined the SPA Lived Experience Advisory Panel as well as the ACT\NSW Regional Advisory & is passionate about the value of Lived Experience in Suicide Prevention & Suicidal Crisis Counselling joining the LEP to help those in rural & regional areas have a voice.
Glenn became a Community Ambassador with R U OK? In 2018 where he continues to work to bring community together in breaking down the stigma surrounding suicide Glenn was recognised for his work in community with a Community Services Medal presented by Bega Valley Shire in 2018, finalist in the Barbra Hocking Memorial Awards in 2021 plus being nominated for an Australian Mental Health Award in 2022
In January 2026 Glenn was recognised for his work in community with the 2026 Bega Valley Citizen of the Year honour.
Glenn has provided Lived Experience consultancy with many Suicide Prevention Services including Suicide Prevention Australia, The Black Dog Institute, Roses In The Ocean, Critical & LivingWorks Australia as well as being a registered SafeTALK Trainer with LivingWorks Australia
Glenn is active in speaking publicly about the value of Lived Experience in Suicide Prevention, using his knowledge & experience as a member of the original Suicide Prevention Lived Experience Speakers Bureau as well as the Roses in The Ocean Voices of Insight Group. Glenn has presented on his experience of Lived Experience at numerous events & conferences including the International Association of Suicide Prevention Asia Pacific Conference, Gold Coast 2022, Roses in The Ocean Lived Experience Summit, Hobart, 2023, SPA National Suicide Prevention Conference, Canberra 2023, Adelaide 2024 & Perth 2024 as well as The Rural Mental Health Conference, Albury 2023
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