http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/gabrielle-upton/ Gabrielle Upton is Pro Chancellor of the University of New South Wales, a director of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute and Deputy Chair of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards in Australia. She is also a lawyer, a wife and a mother. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/suicide-prevention-is-everyones-problem/ Anyone who has watched the news or listened to the radio over the past few weeks would have heard of the inquest into the death of Channel Ten newsreader Charmaine Dragun, who committed suicide at the Gap in 2007. From all reports Charmaine was an intelligent and bright young woman who had a promising career ahead of her as a television broadcaster. However, she was troubled and ultimately this became too much for her to bear. Charmaine’s career was in the electronic media, an industry with its own special pressures, egos and preference for perfection.  The media is competitive – absurdly so – and I imagine it was unlikely anyone dealing with self doubt and anxiety would feel comfortable discussing their situation and reaching out to a colleague for support. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Gabrielle Upton) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/suicide-prevention-is-everyones-problem/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/suicide-prevention-is-everyones-problem/#item2698 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:35:42 +0000 Gabrielle Upton | Author bios | The Punch