Start the Conversation: Suicide Prevention Education

we all need - and deserve - to feel confident talking about suicide, without fear or judgement, because an open, honest conversation with someone we are worried about (a colleague, a friend, a family member, even a stranger) is the best hope we have of preventing our worst fear becoming a reality. most of us have been touched by suicide in our lives. we might have lost someone we love to suicide, or come close to losing them. maybe we have supported someone who is thinking or talking about taking their own life, or who has attempted to. maybe we have had thoughts or attempts of suicide ourselves, and survived. whatever the case, there remains an unnecessary and unhealthy mystery surrounding suicide which is, ultimately, dangerous. it's not only ok to talk about suicide, it is vital. with 20 years experience working in mental health, self-harm and suicide prevention, start the conversation equips organisations with the tools and confidence to have these hitherto difficult conversa