The Pub Whisperer Teams Up With Black Dog Institute

The Pub Whisperer® and Great Aussie Pubs® is excited to announce it has now teamed up with Black Dog Institute to provide publicans and their staff with suicide prevention skills.

The Recognise and Respond - Suicide Prevention for Everyday Life is a 1-hour online course to reduce and prevent suicides in Australia.

It provides the tools and confidence you need to have a key conversation and respond to a friend, family member or colleague/patron who may have suicidal thoughts.

You can complete the interactive course on any computer or mobile device. It’s self-paced and will take about an hour to finish. It provides a guided learning experience with expert videos and case study videos.

What you’ll learn:
Topic 1 | Recognise the signs Learn how to notice changes in someone’s behaviour and possible risk of suicide.
Topic 2 | Case studies You choose the stories you’d like to follow, to learn how to respond to someone at risk.
Topic 3 | Self-care Learn all-important skills on how to look after yourself while supporting others.
Topic 4 | Scenario based challenges Check your understanding of what you’ve learned in the course.

Learn how to have a conversation about suicide, this could be the most important conversation you have in your life.

Download the flier below for more info.

For all great publicans who choose for their pub to become a The Pub Whisperer® Friendly Pub, an Addendum to the program, with quick reference guides designed for private pub walls, has been designed specifically for pubs and pub staff to remind them how to recognise and respond to pub patrons suffering with suicide ideation.

This information is available via an introduction email when you sign up to be a The Pub Whisperer® Friendly Pub.

For more information or to get in touch visit our contact page.

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