# ‘Enough is enough’: 121 Indigenous Victorians have died by suicide in five years

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-25 07:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/25/indigenous-australia-victoria-suicide-mental-health-ntwnfb

> One hundred and twenty-one empty chairs outside Victoria’s parliament represented Indigenous people who died by suicide in the state over the past five years. VACCHO says the government has not funded healing centres recommended by a 2021 royal commission, while advocates argue mainstream mental health services are failing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.