Student Wellbeing

Talking to your child about suicide

With the recent large media coverage of Troy and Adam Selwood, your child may reach out with questions around suicide.  Being open and honest around these serious mental health issues within family conversations is paramount, as children will inevitably find information elsewhere.  Some websites that may support you if needed:

https://elesplace.org/resources/parents-guardians/explaining-suicide-children

https://childhoodgrief.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Talking-to-Children-about-Suicide-brochure.pdf

https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/news/tackling-the-topic-of-suicide-with-your-child-a-guide-to-having-the-conversation/

Lisa Canty

eSafety 

eSafety is Australia's independent regulator for online safety.  eSafety educates Australians about online safety risks and helps to remove harmful content such as cyberbullying of children, adult cyber abuse and intimate images or videos shared without consent.

This term, eSafety will be offering a series of free live webinars giving parents and carers the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe online experiences. Simply follow this link to register: https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars