Attendees
When thinking about your attendees and their safety, some things to consider are:
• Is the audience there to learn (e.g. professionals wanting to upskill), to talk about their own experiences or simply to kōrero as a community? • How will you provide support for those present? Will you have: › Counsellors on site and/or pamphlets or printed resources? › Information about local/national mental health services and helplines? Ensure local providers and numbers are tailored to your audience. › Easily identifiable support people (e.g. wearing hi-vis vests)? › A quiet zone for people to have time-out or a place for them to connect with support people? • If your event is online, you should always provide links to appropriate services/helplines across all your material and communications with attendees.
What supports will you put in place to ensure the safety of your audience? (e.g. Mental Health Foundation brochures/three local counsellors stationed around the room).
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