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Contribution to the evidence base
Roses in the Ocean is committed to contributing to the emerging and rapidly growing evidence base relating to the active and meaningful inclusion of lived experience in all suicide prevention activities.
All of our activities, which are developed, designed and delivered by people with a lived experience of suicide, continuously add to the growing evidence base needed in Australia. Currently, existing evidence predominantly comes from scientific peer reviewed work, however, as the contribution of people with a lived experience of suicide grows, this research and evidence will undoubtedly become much richer. This will result in greater support for lived experience involvement at all levels in suicide prevention.
The Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) in conjunction with the Black Dog Institute, evaluated two of our central lived experience of suicide capacity building workshops – Our Voice in Action and Voices of In-Sight throughout the duration of the LifeSpan Suicide Prevention Trial. The AISRAP Study report highlights decreased levels of distress of participants, increased levels of empowerment, suicide literacy and confidence to engage in lived experience activities within their communities. This led to the Reasons for Living study among-those-with lived experience entering the suicide prevention workforce.
EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIVED EXPERIENCE INVOLVEMENT
At Roses in the Ocean, we endeavour to involve our Lived Experience Collective, and other people with a lived experience of suicide in various external research projects and surveys, share job opportunities within the sector, and notify you of any upcoming events that may be in your region for you to attend and support.
Research Paper: Preliminary Evaluation of Lived Experience of Suicide Training: Short-, Medium, and Longer-Term Impacts of Our Voice in Action Training
/in research and evaluation /by Amy BiswasPreliminary Evaluation of Lived Experience of Suicide Training: Short-, Medium, and Longer-Term Impacts of Our Voice in Action Training
Innovation Paper: Adapting lived experience training and co-design to the virtual environment
/in research and evaluation /by Julie HolmesAdapting lived experience training and co-design to the virtual environment
Evidence Statement: Lived Experience in the Media
/in research and evaluation /by Julie HolmesLived Experience in the Media Evidence Statement
Discussion paper: An Open Conversation about Language
/in research and evaluation /by Kathy PoultonAn Open Conversation About Language
Innovation Paper: Building Capacity within CALD Communities
/in research and evaluation /by Kathy PoultonInnovation Paper: Building capacity within culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities through lived experience of suicide
Launch Pad Evidence Statement
/in Capacity-building Workshops, Launch Pad, research and evaluation /by Kathy PoultonThe LaunchPad workshop is a one-day program where people with a lived experience of suicide come together as a group in a planned, coordinated and impactful manner. Similar to principles of community psychology, the LaunchPad workshop focuses on using the lived experience of suicide insights to question traditional modes of thought and contribute to social […]
External research – AISRAP
/in Our Voices in Action, research and evaluation, Voices of Insight /by Kathy PoultonIn 2018, The Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) conducted a pilot study of two of our lived experience designed and delivered workshops. Our Voice in Action was one such program included in the pilot study. Key findings from the evaluation report include “The Our Voice in Action program successfully increased suicide literacy, knowledge of safe suicide language, […]
Draft Indigenous Evaluation Strategy
/in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, News, research and evaluation /by Kathy PoultonRoses in the Ocean supports newly released Draft Indigenous Evaluation Strategy The Australian Productivity Commission has released a draft Indigenous Evaluation Strategy. The draft strategy is a whole of government framework that clearly sets out guiding principles that Roses in the Ocean fully supports. Our values relating to deep listening, connections, authenticity and collaboration all align […]
Living Perspectives of Suicide Evidence Statement
/in Capacity-building Workshops, Living Perspectives of Suicide, research and evaluation /by Kathy PoultonLiving Perspectives of Suicide is offered as a bespoke workshop that can be delivered over either a half or a full day. It is a suicide awareness and intervention skills workshop specifically for people who by nature of their workplace role, find themselves in a position of needing to support someone expressing suicidal thoughts and/or crisis. […]
Voices of In-Sight Evidence Statement
/in Capacity-building Workshops, research and evaluation, Voices of Insight /by Kathy PoultonVoices of In-Sight (VoIS) is a two-day workshop designed to take people with a lived experience of suicide into a deeper-dive exploringtheir lived experience while learning how to share their lived experience story with others. It is important to note while this workshop can be seen as a standalone product, it is also intended to […]