Resources
StandBy develops free books and resources to download
View our Resource Library for:
- Helpful information sheets
- Toolkits
- Ideas for support
- Ideas for self-care
- Links for Professionals
- Other services for support nationally
- If you do not speak English, you can still access StandBy support. Download the StandBy Flyer for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People here. StandBy can access an interpreting service through an organisation called TIS National.
Family & Domestic Violence and Suicide Loss Support
Supporting you through Suicide Bereavement when there has been Family & Domestic Violence.
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 accompanying notes guide books:
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:
Support Packs
StandBy Support After Suicide has developed 17 different leaflets to support those bereaved or impacted by suicide.
Support After Suicide Toolkit:
Postvention Response for Site Owners and Leadership
Developed in conjunction with Lifeline Australia, the StandBy Support After Suicide Toolkit for Site Owners and Leadership provides guidance and timely evidence based postvention support, in response to a suicide death that occurs in a public place.
This document can be used by management and those in leadership roles as a guide to complement existing workplace policy and procedures; to help inform decision making in the event of a public death by suicide.
The downloadable and printable mini resources will support those who engage with the resource, to support people who are impacted and bereaved by suicide onto further postvention support.
Full document
Download the full book here
Mini Resources
Download mini-resources for specific content from the toolkit.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community resources
StandBy Support After Suicide is working with Deaf Australia Inc, Deaf Connect, Deaf Victoria Inc. and Expression Australia to support the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community. People in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community can connect to StandBy through SMS 0428 842 041. Available 6am till 10pm, 7 days per week. If you need immediate support, we encourage you to reach out to: Lifeline – www.lifeline.org.au | Text – 0477 13 11 14
How best to help me
This video is a resource for supporters of those bereaved and impacted by suicide. It explains tips that some people bereaved and impacted by suicide have found useful to share including; paying attention, sharing memories, understanding, practical support and more. Download the factsheet here.
Looking after yourself
This video is a resource to support you to best to care for yourself and others who may be bereaved or impacted by suicide. It explains ways that you can look after yourself including understanding, ‘just be’, share memories, accept support, stay connected and set boundaries. Download the factsheet here.
Suicide loss support resources for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities.
StandBy has developed two translated resource packs, to support those bereaved and impacted by suicide in Vietnamese and Simplified Chinese languages.
The leaflets aim to assist service providers in better understanding and meeting the mental health and grief support needs of culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia.
The resources were translated by SBS in Language translators and reviewed by the NSW Transcultural Mental Health Centre (TMHC) for cultural suitability and safety.
There are 17 leaflets in each support pack available in English and in Vietnamese and Simplified Chinese.
Each leaflet focuses on a specific support need for those experiencing suicide loss.
Link to download:
