NSW Post-Suicide Support Webinar Series

January 21, 2021

Modality Month

3 & 24 FEBRUARY 2021

Registration: Free
Event website: http://webinars.postventionaustralia.org
Aim: To help reduce stigma surrounding suicide and improve community awareness & understanding of the bereavement experience

Suicide impacts all communities – its effects are often profound and long-lasting on those left behind. Post-suicide support, or “postvention”, is critical in helping those impacted survive through the trauma of suicide grief.

The February Webinar Series is split into two sessions:

Part 1: Types of post-suicide support, 10am-12pm, Wed 3 February
Part 2: The value of peer support in postvention, 12-2pm, Wed 24 February

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Part 1: Types of post-suicide support
10am-12pm AEDT, Wed 3 February

Postvention Australia is honoured to have esteemed speakers to discuss the different modalities of post-suicide support, particularly for the bereaved at different stages of the bereavement process:

John R (Jack) Jordan, PhD,S., will be outlining the types of postvention available for the bereaved including: clinical support, peer support, support groups, online platforms, practical assistance, and community based post-suicide support
Karen Phillips, Standby National General Manager, & Susan Vaughan, National Program and Innovation Manager, will present on the newly announced NSW Post-Suicide Support Initiative, which blends a number of these modalities
Dr Louise Flynn, Manager, Support After Suicide Jesuit Social Services, will speak on the clinically led support groups and counselling programs available for the bereaved
Q&A session

Part 2: The value of peer support in postvention
12-2pm AEDT, Wed 24 February

This webinar acknowledges the value of lived experience and peers in post-suicide support. First-hand knowledge, understanding of bereavement & healing journey are vital in supporting those impacted by suicide, whilst also instilling a sense of purpose for the peer workers themselves. The session includes:

Jill Chapman, Co-Founder, MOSH (Minimisation of Suicide Harm), will present on the suicide bereavement support groups she ran, after losing her son, Michael, to suicide.
Louise Flynn, Manager, Support After Suicide Jesuit Social Services, will run an informative session aimed at those bereaved by suicide who wish to start their own support groups.
Panel discussion between speakers Louise, Jill and a peer support group attendee, on their experiences in facilitating and attending peer support groups.
Q&A session

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We hope you can join us!

Event website: http://webinars.postventionaustralia.org