Paz from Cafe Crema is on board.
Get Real Gatherings and The Whisperer acronym discussed. Aldinga Shopping Centre. Coasters on tables. YIPPEE!!! ALSO Cafe Crema has become the first coffee shop on the Fleurieu to take part in being on The Whisperer Team. Go Paz. You have pizaze! (Havent heard thst word in ages - did you need to "Google" it? Grab a dictionary next time!)
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The Australian Government this week rushed through legislation banning children 16 and under from using social media. The Whisperer Team founder, Jonathan Hart, suggests that many of Australia's young people will feel socially isolated as they are forced to disconnect from friends and online communities where they have formed friendships and experienced inclusion in the past. This may in turn have detrimental affects on their mental health. Jonathan believes this will place even greater pressure on our youth and suicide prevention services, which has seen a rise in calls, as Australia has experienced a rise in deaths to suicide, since 2020. That figure now 9 a day, on average. The Whisperer Team can lift this burden. Cafes, pubs, community centres, clubs, anywhere young people congregate, can assist young people who may be experiencing suicide ideation and are unfamiliar with how to navigate it. When posters, outlining the GLASS EMPTY suicide prevention signal for anyone experiencing suicide ideation to deploy and seek help, are on the walls of these spaces, they can be confident that using the signal will attract connection from someone with suicide prevention skills, who can then get them to safety. That assistance can be as simple as a 5 minute chat or connecting them with family, friends, loved ones, work colleagues who they trust and feel safe with, to express how they're feeling when they're going through tough times. This can in turn ease the burden on suicide prevention crisis helplines, that rely heavily on the support of volunteers. A free suicide prevention method for pub, bar, cafe and club staff is available at www.thewhispererteam.org In fact, it's available for anyone, anywhere. Young people may not know the words to say to express that they're dealing with suicide ideation. So introduce them to the GLASS EMPTY Suicide Prevention Signal so you can connect, show you're there to support them and get them the assistance they need during tough times. More on the Signal at www.glassempty.live Feel free to share the love and get this website to your local cafe, community centre, club, pub or anyone you feel may need this info, so they can be found on The Whisperer Team map and start saving lives. This video below, from online channel Cold Fusion, suggests there may be detrimental affects from the impact of the social media ban on the Australian population, which aren't generally recognised when taking the Government's new legislation at face value. When it comes to dealing with the issues of marketing suicide prevention ... "Make Compassion Cool™" is a far better slogan than "end the stigma".
It focuses on the positive and what is needed from us to reach out to someone when they are doing it tough and perhaps dealing with suicide ideation. Making compassion cool is the next step we as a society need to embrace if we are to save lives. And maybe the world will become a much brighter place in the process? When compassion is in place, the stigma on suicide is over. #supportoversuicide #suicideprevention #mentalhealthawareness #thewhispererteam #thepubwhisperer #makecompassioncool It was an absolute honour and a privilege to be asked to speak at and receive a big $1000 cheque at last month's Rotary Club of Seaford meeting.
The biggest of thank you's to the club's members for choosing The Whisperer Team to donate the funds to, and everyone who registered and walked the Seaford Rotary Seaside Walk last November. The $1000 raised will go to train 40 Whisperers in the local community when the program is launched. Biggest of thanks to President Denise, District Governor Craig, Mark, Deb and the rest of the crew, including Blaze, who made the night so very memorable. Don't forget the next Suicide Walk will be held on October 13 again raising funds for suicide prevention and mental health. #suicideprevention #thewhispererteam #thepubwhisperer #mentalhealthawareness As we count down to the release of the program, it's important to know why it's important to become a Whisperer.
As far as purpose goes, can there be anything more rewarding than knowing you've saved or know how to save a life? By leaning in, having a HUMAN conversation, and showing compassion to someone with suicide ideation you are bridging the gap between someone's shame and lack of self worth and a reason for them to live. That reason is connection. And it is a lack of connection, which we all need, that leads us to a lack of self-worth. That moves us closer to feeling shameful. And the result, if unchecked, with no intervention, can be suicide. By knowing our true purpose is performing with heart-centred actions, rather than simply meeting deadlines and achievements, don't you think being a Whisperer would make you feel purposeful? Knowing the program is a road map on how to reach out with kindness when someones doing it tough? Yes, we're changing the Aussie vernacular, from saying "she'll be right, mate" to asking "are ya alright, mate?" With an aim to pave a new way for Aussie culture. More details of the program coming soon... This Sunday there will be a fundraising walk to support organisations helping the community to prevent suicide.
Mario and Jono, cofounders of The Whisperer Team, will be there, ready to discuss the details of our upcoming eLearning program. Jono will don the hat and jacket and join some of his mates in neighbouring stalls from Six Brothers, Good Better Best Men and fellow Rotarians. Up for a chat but also there to enjoy the day with some of the leaders in this space. While Mario will be ready, willing and waiting to reel off the stats and figures around suicide ideation and why programs like ours are vital for communities across the country. Starting with pubs and The Pub Whisperer. The 5km walk along the Esplanade from Port Noarlunga South to Moana is followed by a family fun event to raise awareness for mental health and wellbeing. Food and refreshments will be available during the event, together with a host of activities and stalls with information from organisations in the mental health and suicide prevention sector. Hopefully we'll see you between 10am and 2pm on Sunday. Jono, co-founder of The Whisperer Team, has made it to the finalist stage of The Help Awards and he's up for a People's Choice Award.
If you'd like to support getting suicide prevention training into pubs, with the Support Over Suicide program, then visit the website below. You can cast one vote every hour. https://thehelpawards.com.au/.../the-peoples-choice-voting/ Help Awards: "Jonathan Hart is the founder of The Pub Whisperer. The Pub Whisperer provides mental health support for those doing it tough in pubs. In 2017 he travelled Australia filming pubs and created his website. When Covid hit in 2020 he knew there was more that he could do to help and so created The Suicide Prevention Checklist for publicans and bar staff to assist them to spot the signs of suicide ideation in their patrons and get them the support they need. He created two Pubs Supporting People Days which united people in community during those days. The Pub Whisperer will release its Support Over Suicide Program in late 2023, which will provide in depth training to bar and gaming staff in pubs to prevent suicide nationally." Today is World Suicide Prevention Day.
I have written a short piece on hope and its importance in helping people get to the other side of grief. ----------------------------- Hope. It’s the last possibility we cling to in times when we’re doing it tough. But what happens when we have lost all hope? Who is there to remind us to be hopeful. To see the good things in our lives, and in ourselves, that are worth living for? Who gets us to a place of safety when we can’t ourselves. The Pub is traditionally the place we go when we want to feel better and if there’s no one else to turn to. So, as a publican, ask yourself, could you be offering more hope to people? The Pub Whisperer is a sign of hope. It’s a beacon in the community. A Pub Whisperer can hold a TRICKY conversation around suicide and provide hope, by embodying the following traits: Trust Respect Integrity Confidentiality Kindness Your Good Self When all else is lost we can feel safer knowing someone in the community can either listen to us, empathise with us or get us to someone who can with confidentiality and kindness. And we can provide a culture of greater hope by encouraging them to get the support they need. Stopping the stigma around suicide ideation, which only adds to someone's burden. Two of my favourite quotes on the topic of hope include: Tough times don’t last, tough people do. – Robert Schuller Hope is a function of struggle. People with the highest hopefulness have the knowledge that they can move through adversity. – Brene Brown. We can be hopeful again knowing there are people who care. It may be the start of seeing something good in themselves, knowing they too can be kind and caring – excellent traits to live for. Completing the Support Over Suicide eLearning Program means you support your patrons with their mental health and give them hope, by know the WRITE way to prevent suicide: Watch for the Signs Read the Situation Identify if Suicide Ideation is Present Talk It Though Engage Support Services Make your pub (or your favourite local) a safe hub of the community. Contact support (at) thewhispererteam.org for more information. www.thepubwhisperer.com www.greataussiepubs.com.au #mentalhealthawareness #suicideprevention #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WorldSuicidePreventionDay2023 |
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