Preventing and responding to suicide: Resource kit for schools
The Preventing and Responding to Suicide: Resource Kit for Schools, informs all staff about how to respond to students exhibiting suicidal behaviours. It ensures staff have information and resources for:
- creating positive safe environments
- providing sensitive responses after a suicide
- promoting wellbeing.
The Ministry will continue to update this kit to reflect the resources and supports developed through the Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2019–2024 for Aotearoa New Zealand in consultation with the Ministry of Health, the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, and other key stakeholders.
Further information and resources can be found on the Ministry of Education's website to support safe teacher conversations about suicide and/or distressing information with students.
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Suicide prevention kit for schools , opens in a new window
This resource kit provides information for creating positive, safe environments in schools. Updated in 2019.
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Preparing for emergencies, traumatic incidents, evacuations and lockdowns , opens in a new window
Further resources can be accessed on the Ministry of Education's page about preparing for emergencies and traumatic incidents.