That Extra Support
Krista, a mum and active community member, talks about how parents can advocate and seek…
- Suggested for: Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, Families, Friends & Elders
- Categories: ∘ Responding to Crisis ∘, ∘ Support in Tough Times ∘, Video
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This toolkit helps people to recognise and take action where there is a risk of suicide. Source: Lifeline Information Services
This animated short video accompanies the Little Red Threat Book, and provides advice for when someone threatens to end their life to get something they want. Source: Central Australia Life Promotion Network
The Little Red Threat Book demonstrates how to respond when someone says they will take their own life unless another person does as they demand. It describes how such threats, which may feel manipulative or abusive, can result from trauma, including intergenerational trauma, grief, loss, and the experiences of poverty, racism and colonising policies and practices. It shows how those in a supporting role can create safe spaces without compromising their own safety or integrity. Source: Central Australia Life Promotion Network