WHO Provides Roadmap to Global Suicide Prevention
Published Jun. 18, 2021
| by Damian West
WHO Provides Roadmap to Global Suicide Prevention
18 June 2021
MATES in Construction has featured in a World Health Organization global resource as an example of best practice.
A resource launched last night by the World Health Organization (WHO) leads a growing global chorus calling for the reimagining of suicide prevention as everybody’s business.
Like the grinding of tectonic plates, “LIVE LIFE: An Implementation Guide for Suicide Prevention in Countries” suggests the greatest opportunities for impact occur at the meeting point of concerted strategies implemented from the top-down and from the bottom-up.
The Guide outlines a range of practical tips and considerations to support effective whole-of-government responses while equally advocating grassroots adaptations that combine multiple stakeholders; the consideration of local contexts; and the wisdom of lived experience to deliver whole-of-society responses that enhance community resilience.
MATES in Construction has long been calling for all-of-government /all-of-community approaches to suicide prevention, says MATES in Construction CEO, Mr. Chris Lockwood.
“When MATES was started in 2008, suicide was seen almost entirely as a health problem requiring health responses. Program such as MATES have shown that we achieve much more when we engage all of the community,” Mr. Lockwood said.
“We know that construction workers are prepared to make a difference with more than 230,000 workers participating and more than 22,000 volunteer Connectors engaged across more than 1,000 sites. A five-year review of MATES conducted in 2016 showed that suicide rates in the industry had fallen by almost 8% after the introduction of MATES in Construction. It was also shown that Governments saved $4.6 for every dollar invested in MATES.”
“We strongly welcome the leadership the World Health Organization has demonstrated in compiling the Guide, and we’re unbelievably proud that the World Health Organization chose a small Australian program such as MATES to demonstrate what can be achieved in suicide prevention by engaging worksites,” Mr. Lockwood said.
The World Health Organization’s LIVE LIFE: An Implementation Guide for Suicide Prevention in Countries can be accessed at https://bit.ly/3xs1yac
WHO Provides Roadmap to Global Suicide Prevention
Published Jun. 18, 2021 |
by Damian West
WHO Provides Roadmap to Global Suicide Prevention
18 June 2021
MATES in Construction has featured in a World Health Organization global resource as an example of best practice.
A resource launched last night by the World Health Organization (WHO) leads a growing global chorus calling for the reimagining of suicide prevention as everybody’s business.
Like the grinding of tectonic plates, “LIVE LIFE: An Implementation Guide for Suicide Prevention in Countries” suggests the greatest opportunities for impact occur at the meeting point of concerted strategies implemented from the top-down and from the bottom-up.
The Guide outlines a range of practical tips and considerations to support effective whole-of-government responses while equally advocating grassroots adaptations that combine multiple stakeholders; the consideration of local contexts; and the wisdom of lived experience to deliver whole-of-society responses that enhance community resilience.
MATES in Construction has long been calling for all-of-government /all-of-community approaches to suicide prevention, says MATES in Construction CEO, Mr. Chris Lockwood.
“When MATES was started in 2008, suicide was seen almost entirely as a health problem requiring health responses. Program such as MATES have shown that we achieve much more when we engage all of the community,” Mr. Lockwood said.
“We know that construction workers are prepared to make a difference with more than 230,000 workers participating and more than 22,000 volunteer Connectors engaged across more than 1,000 sites. A five-year review of MATES conducted in 2016 showed that suicide rates in the industry had fallen by almost 8% after the introduction of MATES in Construction. It was also shown that Governments saved $4.6 for every dollar invested in MATES.”
“We strongly welcome the leadership the World Health Organization has demonstrated in compiling the Guide, and we’re unbelievably proud that the World Health Organization chose a small Australian program such as MATES to demonstrate what can be achieved in suicide prevention by engaging worksites,” Mr. Lockwood said.
The World Health Organization’s LIVE LIFE: An Implementation Guide for Suicide Prevention in Countries can be accessed at https://bit.ly/3xs1yac