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Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Seminar Aged Care Workers, Mildura, Vic
May 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
This seminar is open to all Aged Care Workers and is FREE to attend.
Welcome to the Suicide Prevention for Aged Care Workers in Mildura, VIC, presented by Wesley LifeForce. Join us for this 1-hour seminar on Thursday 8th May 2025 at 11:00 AM in the Eco Education Centre at the Mildura Eco Village, 15 Scherger Drive, Mildura (enter off Ontario Avenue) for essential skills training to recognise and respond to a person who may be experiencing mental health distress and who may be at risk of suicide.
1-hour program overview:
- Safe language when talking about suicide
- Australian suicide statistics
- Risk factors and protective factors
- Warning signs
- Supporting someone you are concerned about
- Notifying and recording your concerns
- Engaging in self-care practice
Ensuring participant safety
Our workshop material is specifically designed keeping participant’s safety in mind. The course material is vetted by MindFrame – an Australian Government body which provides expert advice to the suicide prevention sector on responsible reporting/portrayal of the issue of suicide.
