LivingWorks Start

Last month, I completed LivingWorks Start, a program to recognise thoughts of suicidality, and follow the TASC model:

• T: 'Tune-in' with your intuition when you sense something awry within someone you know

• A: 'Ask' them, in a clear, and unmistakable way, free of judgement, whether they've been considering suicide.

• S: 'State' to the individual the seriousness of considering suicide.

• C: 'Connecting' them to relevant resources e.g. Lifeline, GP, 000 if acute, which may even mean making the first call to such a service alongside them.

LivingWorks' online suicide prevention training is available to all to learn at your convenience.