Suicide Prevention Initiatives at the Staff Counselling Centre
The Staff Counselling Centre is actively involved in suicide prevention efforts, aiming to dispel myths, increase confidence in addressing suicidality, and provide resources for awareness. Statistics on referrals and outcomes show a positive impact of counselling services on individuals' ability to work and cope with life challenges.
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Suicide Prevention World Mental Health Day Thursday 10thOctober 2019 Yvonne McPartland Deputy Head, Staff Counselling Centre
SUICIDE PREVENTION - AIMS Introduce the Staff Counselling Centre and what we do! Dispel Myths Increase confidence in addressing the issue of suicidality Provide information on where to find out more and where to signpost Looking at Zero Suicide Alliance online training
SUICIDE PREVENTION: STAFF COUNSELLING CENTRE STATISTICS Number of Referrals Red Flag clients 13% 2018/19 730 2017/18 636 2016/17 572 2015/16 451 0 200 400 600 800 The projected figure for 2018/19 equates to approximately 6% of the workforce 13% of all referrals are Red Flagged . That means we identify them as clients of concern such as suicidal ideation, domestic abuse or child protection issues
SUICIDE PREVENTION: OUTCOME STATISTICS To what extent did any of the issues which you brought to counselling interfere with your capacity to work? Counselling helped me Were you better able to work with the help of counselling? 95% 89% 90% A great deal 11% A great deal 20% 85% Some 22% 80% Some 32% 77% 77% Quite a lot 28% 75% 75% A bit 18% 70% Quite a lot 37% 65% A bit 22% Stay at work Work more effectively Resolve your difficulties Deal better with life as a whole Not at all 5% Not at all 7%
SUICIDE PREVENTION: COUNSELLING & WELL-BEING PROVISION One to one counselling for all University staff Four weekly progressive groups: Stress & Anxiety Group Wellbeing Group Reflective Practice Groups: HR Administrators, Departmental Administrators, Mediation Service, Equality and Diversity and College HR personnel Outreach Induction programmes Welcome to Cambridge, Postdoc Inductions Training Stress in the Workplace, Stress: A Manager s Responsibility Departmental presentations
SUICIDE PREVENTION: NETWORK OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STAFF Occupational Health Dignity @ Work Human Resources Mediation Service Equality & Diversity Staff Counselling Centre Childcare Office Chaplaincy Accommodation Service OPdA Sports Centre
SUICIDE PREVENTION SOME FACTS Suicide = most common cause of death in men Often, a temporary problem but a permanent under 50 solution In 2016 800,000 people died worldwide from Commonly preventable suicide Talking about suicide DOES NOT increase the More than 6,000 in the UK + Republic of Ireland probability of it happening Highest rate for men age 45-49 Permission One suicide affects 20+ other people Beware assumptions
SUPPORTING SOMEONE WHO IS SUICIDAL SEE NOTICE CHANGE SAY DO NOT AVOID THE WORD SUICIDE SIGNPOST THE STAFF COUNSELLING CENTRE ALWAYS ASSESS SUICIDALITY
WHAT TO DO NEXT SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR IS THERE A PLAN? WHAT TO DO NEXT? DO NOT PUT YOURSELF AT PERSONAL RISK
IMMEDIATE RISK MEANS IMMEDIATE ACTION How to judge the risk as immediate and what action to take If so, there needs to be immediate action! Dial 999 or 111 option 2 We advise NOT driving someone
SIGNPOSTING WHEN THE RISK IS NOT IMMINENT Involve GP Encourage disclosure (family, line manager, friends) Counselling Helplines
SUICIDE PREVENTION: DO THE TRAINING https://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/training/
SUICIDE PREVENTION: RESOURCES Helplines: 111 option 2 (Cambridge and Peterborough) (24/7) The Sanctuary Open 6.00pm to 1.00am (See CPSLMind website) Samaritans 116123 (24/7) Lifeline 0808 808 2121 (7pm -11pm nightly) CALM (Campaign against Living Miserable) for men 0808 585 858 (5.00pm to midnight every day) Papyrus advice for young people at risk of suicide 0800 068 4141
SUICIDE PREVENTION For those bereaved by suicide: http://supportaftersuicide.org.uk/support-guides/help-is-at-hand/
SUICIDE PREVENTION: SOURCES https://www.cpslmind.org.uk https://www.samaritans.org/about-samaritans/research-policy/middle-aged-men-suicide/ https://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/ https://staff.counselling.cam.ac.uk/
