Demystifying Suicide: A Guide for All University Staff

This foundational workshop helps university staff better understand suicide and their role in supporting community wellbeing. Through clear, practical guidance, it breaks down myths, explores risk and protective factors, and outlines what staff can do, and what they’re not expected to do. Whether you're academic, professional, or casual staff, this session empowers you to respond with confidence, compassion, and clarity.
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 'Demystifying Suicide: A Guide for All University Staff'. 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 does suicide happen?
• Who is at risk?
• What’s my role in response?
• How can I as an individual help my university community respond to and recover from suicide?
• What can university leaders do to respond to suicide and help prevent further suicides?

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://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/publication/real-talk-framework/

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