Understanding Postvention vs Prevention vs Intervention

Understanding the difference between prevention, intervention, and postvention is key to responding effectively to suicide risk and impact. This workshop explores each approach, clarifies their purpose, and shows how they work together across the university setting. Participants will leave with a clearer sense of where their role fits, and how to contribute to a coordinated, compassionate response.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 'Understanding Postvention vs Prevention vs Intervention'. 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:

• Define prevention, intervention and postvention in the context of suicide
• Recognise real-life examples of each approach in a university setting.
• Understand how all three together form a comprehensive safety and wellbeing strategy
• Appreciate the importance of postvention following a suicide death

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.