The Whisperer Team is about bringing Pub Whisperers and Community Whisperers together, to have brave conversations to save lives.
When someone in suicide distress puts their empty glass upside down and a coaster on its upturned base, its a sign they need help from someone to get them to safety. Connection an important part of recovery from suicide distress. A Whisperer is there to help.
When someone in suicide distress puts their empty glass upside down and a coaster on its upturned base, its a sign they need help from someone to get them to safety. Connection an important part of recovery from suicide distress. A Whisperer is there to help.
The pub, the bar: they're places where mates meet, beers are drunk and friendships are forged.
Wherever you are in the world, there's one word synonymous with them: connection.
It's a vibe, it's a place of fun, dance, revelry and conversations.
But what happens when someone in a pub is struggling?
When someone with suicide ideation shows the signs they are suffering, and they are noticed by those around them, rather than look at them with fear and judgment (stigma), it's important to show compassion. The Pub and Bar Whisperer, which can be the publican or anyone working in the venue who can get someone suffering to safety, can have a quiet conversation with them.
If you're struggling with suicide distress and the venue you're in has a GLASS EMPTY signal poster on it's walls somewhere, find out more about the GLASS EMPTY Suicide Prevention Signal here and help get the support you need.
If you're a Pub or Bar Whisperer, and you've noticed someone deploy the GLASS EMPTY Signal in your venue, but you and your staff are too busy to make a suicide intervention right now, you can spark a conversation, then suggest bringing into the venue a trusted family member, friend or colleague.
If that's not on the cards for them, you can contact a Community Whisperer in your area, or someone you know who has completed Mental Health First Aid Training or a certified Suicide Prevention program.
Wherever you are in the world, there's one word synonymous with them: connection.
It's a vibe, it's a place of fun, dance, revelry and conversations.
But what happens when someone in a pub is struggling?
When someone with suicide ideation shows the signs they are suffering, and they are noticed by those around them, rather than look at them with fear and judgment (stigma), it's important to show compassion. The Pub and Bar Whisperer, which can be the publican or anyone working in the venue who can get someone suffering to safety, can have a quiet conversation with them.
If you're struggling with suicide distress and the venue you're in has a GLASS EMPTY signal poster on it's walls somewhere, find out more about the GLASS EMPTY Suicide Prevention Signal here and help get the support you need.
If you're a Pub or Bar Whisperer, and you've noticed someone deploy the GLASS EMPTY Signal in your venue, but you and your staff are too busy to make a suicide intervention right now, you can spark a conversation, then suggest bringing into the venue a trusted family member, friend or colleague.
If that's not on the cards for them, you can contact a Community Whisperer in your area, or someone you know who has completed Mental Health First Aid Training or a certified Suicide Prevention program.
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A Community Whisperer can be found anywhere community congregates.
Cafes, clubs, breweries, pubs, bars and movie theatres. Anywhere drinks are served. Even at barbers or on work sites... if these places are equipped to help. If a suicide intervention is necessary, but a Pub Whisperer is too busy to assist, a Community Whisperer can be contacted during these busy periods to help get someone in distress to safety. |
