Communicating about mental health and suicide
Overview
Everymind is a leading Institute dedicated to the prevention of mental ill-health and suicide. We have been delivering successful mental health and suicide prevention programs for over 30 years.
The way we communicate about mental health and suicide matters. To help build skills and knowledge, Everymind and Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds have collaborated to create a training program tailored to support workers in transport, warehousing and logistics. This evidence informed training focusses on building skills to manage conversations with colleagues you may be worried about.
The training provides an overview of the background evidence, key tips for safe communications and an introduction to managing conversations.
Training sessions incorporate workshop activities and can be tailored to specific organisational needs for group bookings.
What you will learn
By the end of the training sessions, participants will be able to:
- Recall key information about the impact of mental ill-health and suicide
- Know how to communicate safely about mental ill-health and suicide
- Know how to access available resources, services and supports
- Know how to recognise the signs that someone may be experiencing mental ill-health or suicidal distress
- Understand how to have conversations with colleagues they may be worried about
- Know how to support colleagues at work or who are returning to work that have experienced mental ill-health or suicidal distress
This training is designed for:
- Managers and people leaders
- Supervisors
- Human resource staff
- Media and communications staff
Training delivery options
Length: 90 minutes
Format: Online training
Participant numbers: 5 – 15 per group
Training delivered by: Everymind staff skilled in best practice communications about mental health, mental ill-health and suicide.
Organisational group training: Organisations may prefer to have staff trained as a group. If this is the case please contact us on our enquiry form.
More information
Price: $215 + GST per person
For further information contact Everymind:
P: 02 4924 6900
[email protected]