Conversations Matter
to those bereaved by suicide References
Conversations Matter resource development and referencing
The Conversations Matter resources have been developed by the Hunter Institute of Mental Health. The rollout of the project across NSW is being supported by the NSW Mental Health Commission.
The resources have been developed based on a set of core principles. These principles were developed as the
result of a review of research evidence and thematic analysis of current programs and approaches, extensive
sector consultation across educational, workplace, family and community settings, as well as identified target
group community consultations and consultations with Aboriginal communities.
The core principles were then subject to review by three panels of experts in suicide prevention working
across various settings and with various target populations.
Specific references cited in the development or review of this resource include:
ACT Health. (2012). To help those left behind [webpage]. Retrieved August 15, 2013, from
http://health.act.gov.au/health-services/mental-health-justice-health-alcohol-drug-services/mental-healthpolicy/suicide-prevention/to-help-those-left-behind
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2011). After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools. Retrieved April 1,
2012, from http://www.suicideprevention.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/toolkit.pdf
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. (2010). Information and support pack for those bereaved by
suicide or other sudden death NSW. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.
Government of South Australia Department of Education and Children’s Services, Catholic Education Office
(Adelaide S. Australia), and Association of Independent Schools of South Australia. (2010). Suicide postvention
guidelines: a framework to assist staff in supporting their school communities in responding to suspected,
attempted or completed suicide. Retrieved March 1, 2012, from
http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/docs/documents/1/SuicidePostventionGuide-1.pdf
Hunter Institute of Mental Health. (2005). Response Ability: Suicide Prevention and Postvention. Retrieved
from http://www.responseability.org/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/4802/Suicide-Prevention-andPostvention.pdf
Hunter Institute of Mental Health. (2012). Mindframe – Reporting and portrayal of suicide [webpage].
Retrieved August 16, 2013, from http://www.mindframe-media.info/for-media
Lifeline. (2010). Survivors of Suicide: Coping with the Suicide of a Loved One [fact sheet]. Retrieved April 1, 2012
from http://www.lifeline.org.au/ArticleDocuments/182/SOS.pdf.aspx
Living is for Everyone. (2007a). I don’t know what to do, I don’t know what to say [factsheet]. Retrieved March
1, 2012, from http://www.livingisforeveryone.com.au/uploads/docs/LIFE-Fact%20sheet%2022.pdf
Living is for Everyone. (2007b). Someone I know is bereaved by suicide [fact sheet]. Retrieved March 1, 2012,
from http://www.livingisforeveryone.com.au/uploads/docs/LIFE-Fact%20sheet%2019.pdf
Movement Advance Project, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, GLSEN, GLAAD, The Trevor Project
and Johnson Family Foundation. (2011). Talking about suicide and LGBT Populations. Retrieved March 1, 2012
from http://www.lgbtmap.org/talking-about-suicide-and-lgbt-populations
Conversations Matter
to those bereaved by suicide References
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http://www.sane.org/information/factsheets-podcasts/741-is-someone-close-to-you-bereaved-by-suicide
Schubert, O. (1999). The Nature of Words: Guidelines for Communicating with the Bereaved by Suicide
[factsheet]. Retrieved April 1, 2012, from http://www.sosbsa.org.au/documents/Words.pdf
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