Self-Harm and Attempted Suicide Response

Resources

Tools, templates and scripts

• Appendix 1 – Self-care for school staff following an incident of self-harm or suicide attempt (PDF)
• Appendix 2 – Responding to a self-harm incident that is not an emergency (PDF)
• Appendix 3 – Responding to a self-harm incident that requires immediate emergency assistance (PDF)
• Appendix 4 – Safety Plan template (PDF)
• Appendix 4 – Safety Plan template (editable PDF)
• Responding to self-harm, including suicide attempts, in students: a guide to assist secondary schools (PDF)
• Overview: Responding to and managing an incident of self-harm impacting a secondary school (PDF)

The Mental Health Toolkit

The Mental Health Toolkit provides guidance to schools on:

• promoting mental health and wellbeing in your school
• mental health training and support
• mental health practitioners in secondary schools
• headspace counselling for secondary students
• mental health supports in primary schools
• mental health support after an emergency or natural disaster

Response and prevention

Department of Education and Training Victoria: policies and resources:

• Policy and Advisory Library
• Managing Trauma Guide (PDF) (staff login required)
• Mental Health Toolkit resources (MHP and SSS workforce)
• SAFEMinds: Schools and Families Enhancing Minds
• Suicide Risk Continuum Training (SRCT)
• Promoting mental health and wellbeing in your school

The importance of language

• National Communications Charter; language guide
• the eSafety Commissioner support parents and young people to have safe and positive experiences online
• #ChatSafe tools and tips to support young people to communicate about suicide safely online

Community mental health services

• eheadspace phone: 1800 650 890 9 am to 1 am Australian Eastern Standard Time
• headspace
• Understanding self-harm for families
• Beyond Blue
• Self-harm and self-injury
• Kids Helpline phone: 1800 551 800, 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• ReachOut Australia
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
• Lifeline phone: 13 11 14, 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• Suicide Call Back Service phone: 1300 659 467, 24 hours a day 7 days a week

Recovery

Be You:

• Mental Health Continuum
• Wellbeing tools for you

Early intervention

SAFEMinds: Schools and Families Enhancing Minds:

• Tips to Notice
• Tips to Inquire
• Responding to self-harm in schools flowchart
• Safety Map

Safety planning

• Be You Suicide Prevention – Safety Planning
  • eheadspace phone: 1800 650 890 9 am to 1 am Australian Eastern Standard Time
  • Lifeline phone: 13 11 14, 24 hours a day 7 days a week
  • Suicide Call Back Service phone: 1300 659 467, 24 hours a day 7 days a week
  • Kids Helpline phone: 1800 551 800, 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• Returning to school after a self-harm incident:
  • Be You Suicide Prevention – Responding after a suicide attempt; my return to school plan