Breaking the Taboo: giving a voice to the topic of suicide

Description

Have you or someone you know been challenged by thoughts of suicide?
Are you living with the impact of suicide?
Are you keen to explore ways of having open, safe and compassionate discussions about suicide?
In this course we hope to create a safe space where we can share in the many views and perspectives around the topic of suicide. We will hear from various lived experiences of those who have been affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts and, in doing so, look more closely at the impact for individuals, friends and families, health professionals and the broader community. Through exploring these different perspectives, we are encouraged to consider how we might look to have more open, honest and compassionate conversations about a topic that often we feel unable to do so.

Through this course students will:
• Have begun to consider the importance and impact of language when discussing the topic of suicide
• Have considered and discussed various facts and myths on the topic of suicide
• Have explored and discussed some of the diverse experiences regarding suicide
• Explored the impact of suicide for different groups of people
• Examined ways in which we might have more compassionate conversations about suicide

This course is in 2 parts & you need to be able to attend both parts.