Free Webinar: Holistic Support Following a Suicide within the School Community

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Alice Newton-Leeming Mental health worker
Webinar 1hr 19min

This webinar provides you with an understanding of why schools need to formulate a potential response to a suicide in their community. It considers the coordination of an immediate response, the development of a suicide postvention plan, communication with staff, children and parents, and contact from the media.

CPD Certified

For: Leaders, teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, governors, trustees

Aim: This webinar provides you with an understanding of why schools need to formulate a potential response to a suicide in their community. It considers the coordination of an immediate response, the development of a suicide postvention plan, communication with staff, children and parents, and contact from the media.

Rationale: Research by University College London found that individuals bereaved by suicide are 65% more likely to attempt suicide themselves, compared to those bereaved by sudden natural causes. Additionally, the impact of a death by suicide on others outside the immediate family is widely underestimated. Schools’ ability to respond to a suspected suicide within 48 hours maintains the setting’s order and routine while also providing the necessary support to those affected.