Suicide Awareness Program and Mental Health Awareness Campaign

INTERVENTION

public engagement

We believe that youth participation is central to Outlive’s suicide prevention program. Outlive supports young people to be meaningfully involved in youth suicide prevention by promoting diverse public engagement activities such as sharing stories of lived

experience experts, developing partnerships with organisations and individuals to encourage conversations on suicide prevention, developing mixed media resources for the public, and organising awareness-building and outreach activities.

Why is public engagement important for suicide prevention?

What activities does Outlive conduct?

Can I partner with Outlive for an activity at my college, NGO or organisation?

Where can I find Outlive resources?

Are Outlive resources in multiple languages?

How can a young person get involved?

Why is public engagement important for suicide prevention?

We believe that those with lived experience should drive the conversation on suicide prevention and be involved in every stage of our work.

We share personal stories by youth, create multimedia resources, and conduct youth-focused public events, awareness workshops and social media campaigns to build dialogue on suicide prevention.Write to us on [email protected] to know more about our program.

What activities does Outlive conduct?

Public events: Panel discussions, talks, film screenings and art exhibitions to facilitate dialogue and enhance awareness about young people’s mental health and suicide prevention.
Workshops: Interactive workshops aimed to build participants’ literacy and awareness of suicide prevention strategies, how to cope with distress, and avenues for help-seeking during crisis.
Public poster campaign: Outlive has created a set of posters to de-stigmatise suicide, bust myths and encourage help-seeking. These can be downloaded and printed for use in public spaces or for distribution free of cost.

How can a young person get involved?

We invite youth, especially those aged 18-24 years, to get involved in a range of ways. You can contribute your time as an intern, volunteer or youth advisor. You can tell your own story to inspire others. You can help us host an event at your college or community. You can create art or graphics for public awareness. You can apply to be trained as a peer supporter or become an advocate for suicide prevention.

Testimonials

The peer supporter was very supportive and reassured me exactly how I wanted to be reassured.

Outlive chat support seeker

She helped me out; she is a good one who supported me when I was feeling lonely. Now I am feeling good because of that peer, thanks to this platform!

Outlive chat Support seeker

The volunteering brought a sense of purpose and despite the limited people I could help through the platform, I know the learnings will remain for life. I try to utilize them in my everyday conversations and focus on my own well-being through self-care.

Outlive peer supporter (volunteering feedback)

For me it was an eye-opener about how mental health is connected to suicide.

Outlive YASP Fellow

The workshops were engaging, and the team was very open. I got to learn alot from the other mentors and the collaborative process really added to the learning. The workshops provided structure and a lot of clarity for the project and the expectations and now I am eager to take this forward.

Outlive peer supporter (training feedback)

This program helped me to look past the preconceived notions and misinformation regarding suicide prevention and gain an evidence-based understanding of the struggles and factors affecting suicide especially in young adults. The facilitators were very knowledgeable and created a safe space for the supporters to ask questions and resolve doubts. The in-depth approach really helped me imbibe the training given and use it effectively

Outlive peer supporter (training feedback)

I learnt how to be more empathetic and also got a real picture of how events can affect individuals. It's hard to accept when one hasn't experienced similar events, but the impact can be detrimental, and in those times it's important to reach out to a safe space. Outlive does that.

Outlive peer supporter (volunteering feedback)

Made me very independent and direct - confident - we were able to highlight the points that we wanted implemented. YASP gave us this empowerment to do it as youth - empowered us to speak in front of these policymakers.

Outlive YASP Fellow