Workplace toolkit

Given that many people who die by suicide are working- age adults, most of whom are employed, it is likely that a significant number of workplaces around Australia  are impacted by the suicide death of an employee or colleague each year.

This workplace toolkit (and accompanying training worksheets) has been designed to assist employers, managers, and others in the leadership role to develop a confident and best practice response through understanding and planning for potential impacts of suicide on:

•  Workplace response and support following the suicide of an employee

•  Support for an employee bereaved by suicide

Free books to support children and teens after suicide

Talking to children and teenagers about suicide can be difficult. That’s why StandBy has written two activity books and an accompanying notes guide book:

• “A book just for me – a grief journal” for children under 12 – activities include colouring in and ways to help children identify their feelings
• “My grief journal – For grieving teens” – activities include what they would say to the deceased, making a playlist of music to express their feelings and ways to accept that they may never know why it happened.
• “Accompanying notes” – a helpful resource for you in supporting your child through the impact of suicide using the activity book,“A book just for me”.