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I'm sharing the recording of this webinar which was hosted by Steve Phillip of The Jordan Legacy CIC yesterday with panellists Jake Mills Mike McCarthy & Tanya Marwaha as it's about the importance of collaboration in #SuicidePrevention; specifically getting the numbers of suicides down towards zero, which is my primary focus every day. Also because if we don't share each other's content, and engage with each other's efforts to reduce the suicide numbers, we can't really claim to be collaborative or champions of collaboration! I have a deep interest in this topic because: 1) of my own #LivedExperience, inc multiple suicide bereavements - my first in 1980; most recently, our family experiencing suicide loss in Aug 2020 - my own crises; supporting colleagues & clients...; 2) I've had a long, successful career in #CommunityEngagement #ParticipativeDemocracy & #TransformationalChange with many of my projects & initiatives having lasting impact due to being founded on collaborative partnerships and involving people in the process - one of 'The 3 Key Dynamics of Change' I cover in my detailed critique of the woefully low ambition National Strategy for England, 2023-2028. 3) I've worked professionally in suicide prevention since 2013: > with, first, the global collaboration 'Breakthrough Ideas for Suicide Prevention'; > a collaborative engagement project with the global #ZeroSuicide community, resulting in a Zero Suicide Transformation Model I published on #WSPD2020; > carrying out the collaborative action research project with Steve Phillip which resulted in our co-authored report 'Moving Towards a Zero Suicide Society'; > establishing the #ZeroSuicideSociety Transformation Programme in 2023, for which I'm 'Chief Facilitator'; now run through Towards Zero Suicide CIC which is 100% dedicated to getting the UK suicide numbers on a downward trend #TowardsZeroSuicide; > rolling out the ZeroSuicideSociety Transformation Programme, first through presentations for #ICBs, Councils. #NHS Trusts & SP Partnerships Oct 2023 to Jan 2024; then through the pioneering #JoinTheDotsTour, 11-23 June, one of the biggest collaborations in the history of suicide prevention in the UK. So I attended the webinar and listened with great interest. There was much to agree with in terms of what we're all trying to achieve, and ways of going about it. Didn't agree with everything of course - and 100% disagree with any suggestion that competition in suicide prevention can be 'a good thing'! - but that's life, that's democracy, that's diversity, that's my right to have my voice heard too, that's equity, that's #CollaborativeLeadership not Followership, that's social justice. And that's clearly one of the biggest challenges for anyone trying to set up a national collaborative network for suicide prevention... ...which I know, from hard experience, is really tough to set up and even tougher to sustain. Good luck with it Steve! https://lnkd.in/eiza5b67

While #SuicidePreventionMonth is coming to an end, WWP’s efforts in suicide prevention continue. Watch this segment on LiveNOW from Fox News Media about WWP's latest Suicide Prevention PSA. Warrior Jacob Norotsky, the veteran who inspired the PSA, and Lyndsay Tkach, MS,CBIS, discuss how WWP is supporting over 250,000 warriors and families through suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs. Catch the full segment and learn how we’re tackling veteran suicide by prioritizing connection and care: https://lnkd.in/e5W5Qmtz

Effective suicide prevention requires multiple approaches. The Suicide Prevention Resource Center helps you find prevention that works for you. 💙 You are loved! https://lnkd.in/gnDMddVR #suicideprevention #suicideawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocate

Your focus on suicide prevention is keeping you behind the curve. If you’re ready for innovative, evidence-based solutions, we’re here to help. Embracing meaningful change requires:  ✅ Effort ✅ Fresh ideas ✅ Rigorous research ✅ A forward-thinking perspective 🎯 We offer REAL SOLUTIONS. Maintaining the status quo may be easier, especially when financial incentives are at play, but our first responders deserve better. The STATUS QUO is FAILING and costing lives. Here’s the reality:  ❌ Free training doesn’t always equate to quality. ❌ The same outdated measures are being used despite failing to yield results. ❌ Tossing out numbers without action does nothing to save lives. ❌ Current intervention strategies are inadequate—just look at the approximately 50,000 suicides annually. Our Suicide Inoculation model is a game-changer—it saves lives! ⛔ While prevention says, “Let’s not let it happen again,” inoculation ensures, “It never happened in the first place.” ⛔ Which approach will you choose? 👈 The time to act is now. Let’s stop the needless loss of life and embrace transformative change. Contact us to learn more and bring this groundbreaking training to your organization! #FATAL10 Dr. Jorey Krawczyn

Have you ever been in a situation where someone is struggling and you just don't know what to say? Well, Imperfect Pathways can help you build the confidence to help save a life. Sign up for our ASIST Training using the link/QR code below. Event date/times: May 25th & 26th 8:30 AM-4 PM By building your knowledge around suicide prevention, you could make a big impact, and even save a life. #ASISTtraining #mentalhealth #imperfectpathways

September is World Suicide Prevention Month. As we remember those who have lost their lives to suicide, it's also the time to look at how we can prevent suicides in the coming year. AIM (Applied Intervention Methods) is an innovative, interactive program that equips you with the knowledge and tools to help someone who is battling Suicide Ideation. created by and delivered by people who been there and survived. To arrange an initial conversation about how AIM can support your business and team members reach out on info@theanxiouslad.ie #suicide #suicideawareness #prevention

On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, we're sharing a two-part series with AVMA's Director of Wellbeing as she provides helpful and hopeful messages during this important observance. Here's part 1 where she debunks three common myths about suicide prevention.

Every 40 seconds is unbelievable, yet paradoxically not surprising. This statistic comes from the global (reported) deaths by suicide provided by the WHO. Typically reports of this nature are underreported. Even with the official numbers, that's still over 2000 people PER DAY, and over 60,000 per month. I've seen numbers with much lower casualties per day shut down the entire planet, yet this crisis goes largely unspoken. Authentic connection and community response to those in distress, including less time behind screens and more time face-to-face re: socialization, a basic human need grossly neglected in this day, is a great place to start. #suicideawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #community #recovery

Today is a really important day to talk about Suicide Prevention. The theme for this year’s World Suicide Day is ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’ and we’re all being encouraged to #StartTheConversation. Every conversation - no matter how small - helps raise awareness and encourages the shift towards a culture of greater understanding, openness and support. We know how valuable it is to be able to talk to someone. Our ‘WeCare’ package includes 10 free hours of counselling for every employee. We know that this short-term therapy can be a huge support to help people cope and make sure that no-one feels alone. For everyone in the hospitality industry there are also some great resources, available through Hospitality Action , to help with the specific stresses we face. So let’s all work together to raise awareness - and help to change the narrative around suicide. #WorldSuicideAwarenessDay #StartTheConversation #MentalHealthSupport

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center released free recordings of our recent webinar series on equity in suicide prevention. These webinars include guidance on increasing community engagement, highlight the connections between mental health and social justice, and show how culture is key to prevention. Designed to support anyone engaged in suicide prevention efforts, these webinars can also be helpful to those working in other fields at the community level. Please, watch and share them today! https://lnkd.in/etDqNat8