Resources for educators

headspace provides educators with the professional learning, tools and resources to support young people, family, friends and carers. Our team provide suicide prevention, postvention and response support.

Access suicide prevention and suicide response resources below:

Suicide prevention

Suicide response

Response to large scale incidents

Research and evaluation NIP it in the bud fact sheets

Research and evaluation NIP it in the bud fact sheets

Information on mental health support for international students

A guide for education institutions, youth services and mental health service providers.

For schools: supporting student voice in disaster recovery

Student voice is important in all aspects of the school community – including disaster recovery. Sometimes during disasters or times of crisis, children and young people can feel helpless and…

Delivering effective suicide postvention in Australian school communities

This report provides a description, key learnings and recommendations of headspace School Support (2011 – 2017), a world-first program supporting Australian school communities to prepare for, respond to and recover…

Responding to suicide in secondary schools: a Delphi Study

Suicide is a significant problem amongst young people and when a school student takes their own life it has serious implications for the school community. To minimise the potential for…

Final Evaluation Report: Casey Cardinia Suicide Postvention Project

This report provides a description, findings and recommendations of a suicide recovery project conducted by headspace following a cluster of suicides in an outer suburban area of Victoria.

Suicide intervention in schools: An evidence summary

The most recent data shows us that suicide is the leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds. Other data tells us that many more young people attempt suicide or…

Suicide in primary schools

A review of the evidence around suicide, suicide attempts and self-harm in primary school aged children