Relieving the impact of suicidal behaviour on people’s lives. Figure 3: Draft framework to prevent suicide: an overview How the framework can guide activity to prevent suicidal behaviour The framework tells us about the outcomes our activities need to help achieve, to prevent suicidal behaviour. Within each pathway are four key outcomes that we need to achieve. These four outcomes relate to the three elements of pae ora and the four categories of risk and protective factors. Building positive wellbeing throughout people’s lives Building positive wellbeing involves enhancing and promoting all aspects of wellbeing, including cultural, economic, emotional, mental, physical and social wellbeing. It is about enhancing protective factors for suicidal behaviour, reducing risk factors and building people’s ability to get through difficult times and deal with life stresses. To build positive wellbeing throughout people’s lives, we need to: strengthen people’s wellbeing throughout their lives – building their ability to withstand adversity and cope when they are faced with adversity strengthen whānau, families and friends – strengthening whanaungatanga and positive close relationships with others strengthen communities – helping them to be supportive and provide an environment that encourages positive wellbeing build environments that promote wellbeing – making sure the physical, social, economic and spiritual environments in which people live promote positive wellbeing. Recognising and appropriately supporting people in distress Periods of severe distress are common and most people experience some level of distress at some point in their life. It is important to recognise when people are in distress and may need some support as they may be at greater risk of suicidal behaviour. By recognising when people may be in distress, we can support them appropriately sooner. To recognise and appropriately support people in distress we need to: provide appropriate care and support to people in distress strengthen the ability of whānau, families and friends to recognise and support people in distress strengthen the ability of communities to recognise and support people in distress build systems that seamlessly recognise and provide support to people in distress.
Relieving the impact of suicidal behaviour on people’s lives. Figure 3: Draft framework to prevent suicide: an overview How the framework can guide activity to prevent suicidal behaviour The framework tells us about the outcomes our activities need to help achieve, to prevent suicidal behaviour. Within each pathway are four key outcomes that we need to achieve. These four outcomes relate to the three elements of pae ora and the four categories of risk and protective factors. Building positive wellbeing throughout people’s lives Building positive wellbeing involves enhancing and promoting all aspects of wellbeing, including cultural, economic, emotional, mental, physical and social wellbeing. It is about enhancing protective factors for suicidal behaviour, reducing risk factors and building people’s ability to get through difficult times and deal with life stresses. To build positive wellbeing throughout people’s lives, we need to: strengthen people’s wellbeing throughout their lives – building their ability to withstand adversity and cope when they are faced with adversity strengthen whānau, families and friends – strengthening whanaungatanga and positive close relationships with others strengthen communities – helping them to be supportive and provide an environment that encourages positive wellbeing build environments that promote wellbeing – making sure the physical, social, economic and spiritual environments in which people live promote positive wellbeing. Recognising and appropriately supporting people in distress Periods of severe distress are common and most people experience some level of distress at some point in their life. It is important to recognise when people are in distress and may need some support as they may be at greater risk of suicidal behaviour. By recognising when people may be in distress, we can support them appropriately sooner. To recognise and appropriately support people in distress we need to: provide appropriate care and support to people in distress strengthen the ability of whānau, families and friends to recognise and support people in distress strengthen the ability of communities to recognise and support people in distress build systems that seamlessly recognise and provide support to people in distress.
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