A Suicide Has Occurred: How Should I Tell My Students? (30 min) East Coast

When a suicide occurs, knowing what to say, and when, can feel overwhelming. This workshop offers step-by-step guidance for university staff tasked with informing students, from confirming facts to crafting safe, compassionate messages. Learn how to communicate clearly, protect privacy, and support students through one of the most difficult moments they may face. We welcome any staff member of any Australian university, regardless of your role.

The headspace University Support Program welcomes you to join us for this important session on 'A Suicide Has Occurred: How and When Should I Tell My Students?'. The University Support Program is funded by the Australian Government to provide mental health and suicide postvention guidance to all Australian universities and their staff at no cost. If you would like to know more information about the University Support Program please visit University Support Program | headspace

This workshop will explore the following questions:

• Who to inform when, and how to inform them
• Communicating with clarity and compassion
• Communicating safely
• Social media considerations
• Supporting students and following up

Audience:

We welcome any staff member of any Australian university, regardless of your role.

Location:

This session will be delivered by a webinar online and will not be recorded.

Please note:

Once you have registered here, you will receive an automated email confirmation from Eventbrite that contains the Teams Meeting link and passcode to join on the day. Please check your junk email box if you do not receive the email shortly after registering.

Need more information?

Email us at universitysupport@headspace.org.au

Download the framework: https://universitiesaustralia.edu.au/publication/responding-to-suicide-a-toolkit-for-australian-universities/

The headspace University Support Program has received grant funding from the Australian Government under its National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program.