The World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference takes place on July 22 through 25 at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino.
Joe Williams is a Wiradjuri/Wolgalu 1st Nations Aboriginal man. Having lived a portion of his life as a professional athlete, Joe played in the National Rugby League before switching to professional Boxing in 2009. As a boxer Joe was a 2x WBF World Jnr Welterweight and WBC Asia Continental champion. Although forging a successful professional sporting career, Joe battled much of his life with crippling mental health challenges.
In 2014 Joe founded mental health & wellbeing organization, The Enemy Within. In 2017 Joe was named as finalist for the courage award in the National Indigenous Human Rights Awards, 2018 awarded the Suicide Prevention Australia Life Award & In 2019 Joe was awarded Australia’s highest honor in the Mental Health field, announced as a co-winner of the National Mental Health Prize.
In 2023, Joe founded the Our Way Academy Pty Ltd, working in schools to create a better now for First Nations young people. Our Way Academy creates a culturally responsive environment for students to learn and thrive through belonging, values, and behaviours.
Joe is currently studying a PhD in Indigenous Knowledges at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference
Registration is Open!
See official flyer below:
