New Zealand band, DEVILSKIN have released their fourth single and video from their album RED entitled ‘Sweet Release’.
‘Sweet Release’ focuses on the tragic, needless death of 21-year old Nicky Autumn Stevens in Hamilton during 2015, told through the eyes of the parents and family left struggling to make sense of it.
Wanting to do as much as they could to raise awareness and champion suicide prevention led DEVILSKIN to approach Lifeline Aotearoa.
“Lifeline do awesome work. We felt our song could be a call to action for New Zealanders to talk about suicide prevention as well as supporting Lifeline through making a donation,” Devilskin bassist Paul Martin said.
Lifeline Clinical Manager, Renee Mathews said that the topic of suicide has to be dealt with extremely carefully and sensitively and paid tribute to DEVILSKIN for seeking Lifeline’s guidance.
“We really appreciate DEVILSKIN’s support for Lifeline’s mahi. It’s awesome that they’re using their profile in such a positive way and ensuring people in distress know where to get help by including our contact details on the video.
“Suicide prevention is not about relying on mental health services to always do the heavy lifting. Lifeline believes every New Zealander has a role to play in reducing rates of suicide. This means looking out for each other: a quick call or knock on the door means a lot if you’re feeling isolated and alone. It’s really about each of us seeing that our collective wellbeing is everybody’s business.
Australian readers if you or anyone you know needs support contact Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 or go tohttps://www.lifeline.org.au/