The single most helpful response for a person who may be suicidal is to engage with them well. Effective engagement can offer hope and may save a life.

Effective engagement is the single most important response that you can offer a person who may be at risk of suicide or self harm. Noticing that a person may be at risk involves being highly aware that mental health problems may be present – even if these are not the presenting issue.

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Read the engagement section of the foundations of effective practice booklet.
Read the suicide postvention counselling booklet.
Watch the engagement videos.
Read the engagement discussion paper.
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