Talking about suicide
The way you talk about suicide is important – it influences how people perceive suicide, and how they speak about it to other people. Talking appropriately about suicide can help to reduce stigma.
- Language around suicide
- National Communications charter
- How to support a colleague or employee bereaved by suicide
- Videos of people with lived experience sharing key messages for the community
Lived experience co-design
- An introduction to co-design
- The Promise of co-design
- Principles of co-design
- Mental Health Australia: co-design policy
- A guide to build co-design capacity
Useful co-design toolkits
People with lived experience bring a unique and valuable form of expertise to all suicide prevention activities. There are many ways to support the meaningful inclusion of lived experience into your organisation.