CONNECTING SAFER JOURNEYS

Every word matters

Language can build hope or reinforce stigma. Choosing compassionate and accurate terms can make a difference to support suicide prevention with understanding.

Rethink your language

Become up-to-date with empathetic and accurate language when you speak about suicide. Rather than say “commit suicide” which implies suicide is a sin or crime, say “died by suicide” which removes the shame and stigma.

Speak with care

Using language carefully can make a difference to support those experiencing suicidal crisis. Rather than refer to an area on the network as a “hotspot” which may perpetuate a certain reputation or even encourage people to go there, say “high-risk location” .

Early career
Let’s talk wellbeing

What question can you ask to support a colleague today?

Ask: How are you navigating things at the moment?

Early career
Let’s talk wellbeing

Learn how to feel comfortable and supported by your team 

Ask: How do you like to communicate at work? How can we better understand each other?

Early career
Let's talk wellbeing

What question can you ask yourself to determine if you’re balancing your work well


Reflect: What does ‘taking care of my mental health look like in the workplace’ and how easy is it to do?

Mid-career
Leading with care

To help your team balance their goals with their wellbeing

Ask: How can we empower our team to support each other?

Mid-career
Leading with care

To help your team feel supported in their tasks

Ask: How do you like to receive feedback?

Mid-career
Leading with care

To help your team manage competing priorities 

Ask: How are you currently prioritising your responsibilities? And how can I support you?  

Leadership
Strategic wellbeing

When considering what strategic investments will boost workforce well-being

Reflect: How do I personally manage my own well-being amidst leadership pressures?

Leadership
Strategic wellbeing

When considering what strategic investments will boost workforce well-being

Reflect: Are there resources and tools already available at my organisation “or externally” that would help the team balance their workload better?

Leadership
Strategic wellbeing

When considering long-term sustainability of employees' wellbeing

Reflect: Are there processes or better governance changes that I could create that would improve workflows?

Path to prevention

This pioneering event brings us together. Let’s collaborate, innovate and make suicide prevention a shared safety imperative across transport.

Building better together

This event aims to amplify ideas and foster collaboration.
Let’s drive meaningful change for safer transport networks.

Let’s commit to:

1. Proactively designing infrastructure 
2. Enabling interventions
3. Encouraging help-seeking
4. Reshaping site perception

Suicide is often Close to home

Prevention needs to start much earlier than the crisis point

Means restriction Works

Prevention needs to start much earlier than the crisis point 85%

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Design Matters

Integrating suicide prevention into infrastructure design from the start is crucial for long-term safety

The whole Journey Matters

Events throughout peoples’ lives call for better support, rather than believing that suicide is a mental health issue in isolation