A NEW suicide prevention
initiative, headspace, has been
launched this week by the Minister
for Health, Mark Butler.
The youth headspace service is
designed to support students and
the broader school community in
the wake of a suicide.
“When a student takes their own
life, it can be devastating for the
whole school community,” said Butler.
“The headspace School Support
program will help grieving school
communities to come to terms with
their loss and it will provide
ongoing resources and training for
school staff to identify students at
risk of suicide,” he added.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 26 Oct 12 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 26 Oct 12
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