Our involvement in Towards Zero Suicides Initiatives
Lived Experience of Suicide Engagement – Roses in the Ocean has been contracted to support the meaningful engagement of people with lived experience of suicide across all of the Towards Zero Suicides Initiatives. This engagement includes:
- The establishment of Lived Experience Advisory Groups (LEAGs) in some LHDs
- The provision of lived experience training to new members joining existing lived experience networks
- Two lived experience workshops (Our Voice in Action and LaunchPad) being offered to LHDs
Alternatives to ED: Safe Havens co-design – Roses in the Ocean will lead and/or support the co-design of twenty ‘Safe Havens’. LHDs who have experience in co-design and may have already commenced this process will be able to indicate how Roses in the Ocean and Beacon Strategies can further support their work.
Lived Experience ‘Lifekeeper’ training – a pilot is being conducted in two LHD regions (Hunter New England and Western NSW) to build the capacity of community members with a lived experience of suicide to become community ‘TouchPoints’ trainers. These trainers will be able to deliver the lived experience designed and delivered Lifekeeper workshop. Each LHD will receive a total of twelve TouchPoints workshops during the pilot.
Suicide Prevention Peer Workforce Development Services – the SP Peer Workforce Development Service is a suite of training for:
- SP Peer Workers and organisations
- Independent support services (individual peer mentoring, group co-reflection)
- A statewide Community of Practice for the SP Peer Workers recruited into Alternatives to ED: Safe Havens and
Suicide Prevention Outreach Teams (SPOT)
SP Peer Worker (crisis support) provides a supportive and non-judgmental space for SP Peer Workers to consider the practice guidance provided by general Peer Work courses, such as Intentional Peer Support and the Certificate IV in Peer Work, and gain understanding and skill in applying this in the context of suicide prevention. It specifically focuses on what Peer Work values, principles and approaches mean in the challenging environment of a suicide prevention service and how to manage difficulties that are unique to this environment. Read more here.
Read an overview of Roses in the Ocean’s independent SP Peer Workforce Development Services here.