TAPS Australia Postvention Workshop for Veteran Families

About the program

The TAPS Australia Postvention Workshop is a first-of-its-kind, one-off, train-the-trainer workshop designed for veteran families bereaved by suicide. Delivered in partnership with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Veteran Family Advocate Commissioner, and trusted national and international partners, this program offers an immersive experience in healing, peer support training, and co-designing the future of postvention in Australia.

This program is not a clinical treatment or a research study. It will be evaluated to inform a national postvention strategy and guide the development of future supports. Your lived experience will help shape systems of care for other families impacted by military suicide.

Program details

• Dates: 24–28 July 2025
• Location: Sydney, NSW (residential program)
• Cost: Program, accommodation, and meals provided. Participants are responsible for their travel to and from Sydney.
• Hosted by: DVA, in collaboration with TAPS USA, Open Arms, Legacy, Invictus Australia and the NSW Government.

What Participants will engage in:

• Peer mentorship training based on the internationally recognised TAPS model
• Trauma-informed education with a team of lived-experience facilitators
• Reflective remembrance activities 
• Connection to a national peer network
• Contribution to the development of a national postvention strategy

What Participants Can Expect to Gain

This program is about hope, healing, and helping others. By taking part, you will:

• Connect with others who share the experience of military suicide loss
• Explore tools for understanding grief, trauma, and recovery
• Build confidence to support others as peer mentors or community advocates
• Contribute to a growing national network of lived experience leaders
• Help shape future postvention services to ensure no family walks alone

You will not be expected to carry others’ grief — only to share your own story, learn, and explore whether a peer support role might be right for you.

Access more information on the TAPS Facilitator Team. 

How to apply

For more information, including on how to express your interest, please go to this link – Department of Veterans' Affairs - TAPS Australia Postvention Workshop – July 2025 - For Veteran Families Bereaved by Suicide

We honour your strength and acknowledge your grief. By sharing your voice and experience, you will help others navigate their darkest moments. Together, we can build a more compassionate future for all bereaved veteran families.