Communicating About Suicide Safely (30 min) East Coast

Words matter, especially in moments of crisis. This workshop equips university staff with the tools to communicate about suicide in ways that are safe, respectful, and supportive. Learn how to avoid potentially harmful language, respond to difficult questions, and share information in a way that protects privacy and promotes wellbeing. Ideal for anyone involved in student-facing communication, leadership, or support roles.

The headspace University Support Program welcomes you to join us for this important session on 'Communicating About Suicide Safely'. 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:

• Why safe communication matters
• How language shapes stigma
• What it ok to share and what it's better not to share
• Including help seeking messages
• Communication considerations across different media (in person, email, social media)

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.