Introduction
The Four Pou
This resource provides best-practice guidance to help you:
We’ve used the four pou below as “pillars” to give you the foundations to run a safe and impactful event. Using each pou as a guide will help you hold an event that uplifts the community and all those involved.
• Organise a suicide prevention event, which ensures the wellbeing and safety of people attending or speaking. • Speak safely about suicide at a public event. We can all play a role in helping reduce the trauma of suicide in the community. However, even with the best of intentions, some events may increase risk of suicide for vulnerable people. Your main goal when holding an event should be to uplift, inform and provide hope. Some attendees may be vulnerable, so it’s vital they hear messages of hope from you and their community – and know there are services and resources available to support them.
Who Everyone involved - organisers, speakers and attendees
Why The purpose of your event
Your event should:
• Build resilience and create a sense of community. • Speak about suicide prevention and increase knowledge of protective factors. • Educate people on factors that can increase vulnerability to suicide, and ways to support people in distress. • Promote help-seeking and ensure people receive effective emotional support. • Foster feelings of hope, connection and support. • Develop collaboration and partnerships between support providers and the community. • Offer free advice and resources. • Be empowering. This guide was created following consultation with communities and suicide prevention specialists. It will assist you to plan an event that will help support your community.
Where Planning where your event will be held
How Talking safely about suicide
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Your guide to planning a safe suicide prevention event
Your guide to planning a safe suicide prevention event
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