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Connecting with PeopleStart the conversation
What is it?
Why is it important?
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Connecting with People
> Originally from the UK, CwP is a suicide
prevention and mitigation framework
formulated from peer reviewed evidence,
lived experience and specialist
knowledge about suicide and self-harm
prevention and treatment
> The suite of tools promote a meaningful
role for all those involved with the person
at risk of suicide
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Everyone’s responsibility
> Responsibility for people with suicidal
thoughts often seen to lie with specialist
mental health services
> Early intervention from a colleague,
friend, compassionate health provider or
care giver could make a real difference to
saving lives
> Stems from the belief that everyone has
the capacity to help and that this can
happen safely
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Connecting with People
> Recognises that every encounter with an
individual with suicidal thoughts is an
opportunity to intervene and potentially
save their lives
> Suicide is preventable, but not all suicides
can be prevented
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SA Suicide Prevention Plan 2017-2021
> Training provided to broad cross section
of health and community workers and
those involved in assisting people at risk
of suicide
> Promotes compassionate response and a
comprehensive best practice approach
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SAFETool
> Comprises of a suite of tools that support
a structured assessment of someone at
risk of suicide
> Improves the quality and consistency of
assessments and the required response/s
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Continuum of Suicidal Thoughts(Cole-King 2009)
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Domains
> Nature of the suicidal thoughts
> Perception of the future
> Planning
> Preparation
> Ability to resist the thoughts
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Purpose
> Designed to uncover and tease out
various aspects of suicidal thoughts to
gain a deeper understanding of a
complex and often distressing set of
thoughts
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Classification of Suicidal Thoughts(Cole-King & Prof Stephen Platt updated 2016)
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Purpose
> Provides the framework for a
standardised language to describe the
nature and intent of suicidal thoughts and
the clinician/service response required
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Evidence-Based Risk Factors
and ‘Red Flag’ Warning Signs
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Purpose
> Evidence-based risk factors, at the
population level, that increase risk of
suicide
> Includes ‘red flag’ warning signs, which
may indicate a particular increased risk
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Mitigation Framework
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Domains
> Demographic and social
> Personal background
> Clinical factors in history
> Mental State Examination, particularly
suicide thoughts (use Cole-King continuum)
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Purpose
> Improves the quality, consistency and
comprehensiveness of mitigation plans
that clinician's co create with consumers
> Prompts both clinician and consumer to
consider mitigation strategies and
enhancement of protective factors
> Prompts clinician to consider all aspects
of biopsychosocial response
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Safety Plan
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Domains
> Reasons for living
> Safe environment
> Identify distress triggers
> Activities to lift mood
> Calming activities
> Distracting activities
> General support
> Specific suicide prevention support
> Professional support
> Emergency contacts
> Personal commitment to safety plan
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Purpose
> Co-created WITH the consumer
> Includes actions and strategies they have
decided will help them resist acting on
their suicidal thoughts
> Increases their own resilience and
resourcefulness
> Includes names and numbers of
supportive family, friends, community
members, support services, professional
support, emergency contacts
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Purpose
> Includes action/s they are happy to take
when suicidal thoughts become stronger
or more persistent
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Key message
> The KEY to the Connecting with People
framework is a collaborative,
compassionate approach
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Why is Connecting with People
Important?
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Co-Production
> Implementing, delivering and evaluating
supports, systems and services, where
consumers, carers and professionals
work in an equal and reciprocal
relationship, with shared power and
responsibilities, to achieve positive
change and improved outcomes.
(Slay and Robinson, 2011)
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> assumptions
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Personal and Social Resources
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Carers
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> hope
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