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#18 Talking about suicide and asking for help - Kelly Saidey and Di Lannister from Lifeline Mid North Coast
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What would you do if you lost your child in a crowded, public place? Would you immediately make a scene and ask for help from the people around you? Or is your impulse to try to find them yourself, and avoid asking for help?
In this episode with Di Bannister (Lifeline Trainer extraordinaire) and Kelly Saidey (Suicide Prevention and Postvention Manager) we talk about why asking for help is so hard, including the lack of modeling to children of how to ask for help, as well as the subtle penalties that society imposes if we do ask for help.
We also talk suicide, which can feel like a scary thing to talk about. We discuss how to talk about suicide safely, and whether or not talking to people about suicide increases suicidal thoughts.
Learn more about the suicide support groups - the first in Australia - that are being run by Lifeline Mid Coast, and the benefits that participants are experiencing, including finding their tribe.
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