Conversations Matter when someone is thinking about suicide
I am worried someone I know may be thinking about suicide.
What do I say? What do I do?
When someone is thinking about suicide
This resource will give you basic tips to help you talk to someone you are worried may be thinking about suicide.
You can watch it as an online presentation or download it as a printed fact sheet or audio podcast by using the links below.
Conversations Matter when someone is thinking about suicide
You can download the resource as a printed fact sheet or an audio podcast by using the links below.
NEW: series of shortened podcasts now available to download.
Factsheet: When someone is thinking about suicide (1984 KB)
FULL podcast (female voice) - Thinking about suicide (19536 KB)
NEW: short podcast 1 (male voice) - Thinking about suicide (4336 KB)
NEW: short podcast 2 (male voice) - Thinking about suicide (5079 KB)
NEW: short podcast 3 (male voice) - Thinking about suicide (4758 KB)
NEW: short podcast summary (male voice) - Thinking about suicide (3274 KB)
FULL podcast (male voice) - Thinking about suicide (17452 KB)
Supporting links
Services and supports
- Lifeline
24-hour national telephone crisis counselling service and online counselling
Telephone: 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.org.au
- Kids Helpline
Free confidential 24-hour telephone and online counselling for young people aged 5 to 25 years
Telephone: 1800 55 1800 or www.kidshelpline.com.au
- Suicide Call Back Service
24-hour national telephone counselling and online service for people 18 years and over
Telephone: 1300 659 467 or www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
- Mindhealthconnect
Website aggregates mental health resources and content from the leading health organisations
www.mindhealthconnect.org.au
- Beyond Blue
24-hour telephone support and online chat service with links to local services
Telephone: 1300 22 4636 or www.beyondblue.org.au
- e-headspace
Online counselling for young people 12 to 25 years – www.eheadspace.org.au
Useful training
- LivingWorks Australia
Targeted training for communities, caregivers and professionals - www.livingworks.com.au
- Mental Health First Aid
Training for those assisting adults, young people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Vietnamese communities with mental health problems or in a mental crisis - www.mhfa.com.au/cms
- Rural Adversity Mental Health Program
Training for individuals, communities and workplaces in rural NSW www.ramhp.com.au
For a more comprehensive list of services and resources, refer to the Supporting Information section of the website
To hear Jaelea Skehan, Director of Everymind, give a brief overview of how to talk to someone bereaved by suicide, you can stream or download the podcast below, courtesy of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia:
CBAA Podcast - When someone we know is struggling2 (2628 KB)
References
The Conversations Matter resources have been developed by Everymind. The roll-out of the project across NSW is being supported by the NSW Mental Health Commission.
The resources have been developed based on a set of core principles. These principles were developed as the result of a review of research evidence and thematic analysis of current programs and approaches, extensive sector consultation across educational, workplace, family and community settings, as well as identified target group community consultations and consultations with Aboriginal communities.
The core principles were then subject to review by three panels of experts in suicide prevention working across various settings and with various target populations.
For a list of specific references for this resource, click here:
References - When someone is thinking about suicide (409 KB)