Yarning if someone is thinking about suicide
This short resource describes how to have a safe conversation with someone in distress. Source:…
- Suggested for: Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, Families, Friends & Elders
- Categories: ∘ Responding to Crisis ∘, ∘ Support in Tough Times ∘, Information/Booklet
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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
Wellbeing and Healing through Connection and Culture
Sam describes overcoming mental illness as a battle that requires determination to avoid negative thought cycles. He talks about the value of exercise, diet, discipline, communication and relaxation in achieving “the greatest victory that any of us can achieve in our lifetime”. Source: Desert Pea Media/WNSWPHN