B: In the first 24 Hours contact the parents/guardians to check their health and wellbeing and inquire whether there is anything that the Department can do to assist the school Principal convenes an Incident Management Team (IMT) and plans the following steps: who will be responsible for providing information to the students and the school community who will be responsible for the ongoing liaison with the parents/guardians who will be responsible for the ongoing liaison with police, mental health professions and other third parties who will be responsible for managing all incoming and outgoing information and communication (including sympathy cards, media interest) identification and planning support for, and additional supervision of, students who are at risk or vulnerable identification and planning support for any staff who may be affected by the suicide or at risk or vulnerable preparation of the information and written communication to be provided to students, staff and the school community identification of appropriate departmental staff for the school staff to approach for additional assistance and support as required identification of appropriate departmental staff for the students to approach for additional assistance and support as required inform on-site staff of the suicide and the support and assistance available to staff including free counselling and assistance from the DEECD Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Phone: 1800 337 068 – and explain the immediate plans for managing the situation. This is an opportunity to convey and seek relevant information provide staff with information on how to offer support, how to manage discussion about suicide, signs to watch out for and information on grief (samples and links provided in Section F), sources of support they can access for themselves and the option of not being involved in supporting students or discussing the incident with students if they feel this will risk their own wellbeing display relevant information about roles and special procedures in the staff room ensure all adults who will have contact with students in the following 24 hours are briefed: regular bus drivers, sports coaches, canteen staff, school support staff, Casual Relief Teachers, Out of School Hours Care staff, tutors etc. inform students of the suicide, via a prepared script, and in small groups rather than as a whole school community inform the wider school community via prepared letter (See Section G) Contact the Department’s Media Unit if assistance with media requests for information is required. The DEECD Media Unit can be contacted 24 hours, seven days a week. Phone: 9637 2871 consider the influence of social media sites consider the flexible timetable scheduling of classes and meetings.
B: In the first 24 Hours contact the parents/guardians to check their health and wellbeing and inquire whether there is anything that the Department can do to assist the school Principal convenes an Incident Management Team (IMT) and plans the following steps: who will be responsible for providing information to the students and the school community who will be responsible for the ongoing liaison with the parents/guardians who will be responsible for the ongoing liaison with police, mental health professions and other third parties who will be responsible for managing all incoming and outgoing information and communication (including sympathy cards, media interest) identification and planning support for, and additional supervision of, students who are at risk or vulnerable identification and planning support for any staff who may be affected by the suicide or at risk or vulnerable preparation of the information and written communication to be provided to students, staff and the school community identification of appropriate departmental staff for the school staff to approach for additional assistance and support as required identification of appropriate departmental staff for the students to approach for additional assistance and support as required inform on-site staff of the suicide and the support and assistance available to staff including free counselling and assistance from the DEECD Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Phone: 1800 337 068 – and explain the immediate plans for managing the situation. This is an opportunity to convey and seek relevant information provide staff with information on how to offer support, how to manage discussion about suicide, signs to watch out for and information on grief (samples and links provided in Section F), sources of support they can access for themselves and the option of not being involved in supporting students or discussing the incident with students if they feel this will risk their own wellbeing display relevant information about roles and special procedures in the staff room ensure all adults who will have contact with students in the following 24 hours are briefed: regular bus drivers, sports coaches, canteen staff, school support staff, Casual Relief Teachers, Out of School Hours Care staff, tutors etc. inform students of the suicide, via a prepared script, and in small groups rather than as a whole school community inform the wider school community via prepared letter (See Section G) Contact the Department’s Media Unit if assistance with media requests for information is required. The DEECD Media Unit can be contacted 24 hours, seven days a week. Phone: 9637 2871 consider the influence of social media sites consider the flexible timetable scheduling of classes and meetings.
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