Knowledge about suicide | Everyone’s experience is different | Talking about suicide | Recognising and maximising resources | Knowing what’s needed for keeping well |
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• Risk/protective factors • Warning signs • Precipitating events • Understanding suicide attempts/thoughts • Suicide stigma | • Cultural and linguistic diversity • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders • Sexuality, sex and gender • Disability, illness and ageing | • Starting and managing conversations with people in distress • Crisis response • Avoiding judgement • Preparation and self-care • Talking in the community about suicide | • Positive and proactive support seeking • Knowing available resources • Overcoming barriers to support • Caring for and supporting others | • Maintaining physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual health • Personal goal setting (evaluated us behaviourally anchored rating scale – BARS) |