Short Mental Health Interventions: Suicide Safety Planning

Mental health is the number one reason people see their GPs*, yet GPs are time poor and wait times to see psychologists are long. The need for mental health care is growing faster than specialised support and services are, leaving a gap in patient care.

This webinar series aims to provide GPs and other health professionals with skills to ‘fill the gap’ in providing mental health care to their patients using a range of brief interventions. Each webinar will be a discussion about the specific intervention and tips on how to use it effectively with your patients.

What can we do for someone who is experiencing suicidality? Helping them make a safety plan is a good option. In this presentation we will discuss ways in which suicide safety plans can help, and ways in which we can fit them into our workflow and the value of digital tools in making safety plans.

*General Practice Health of the Nation report, RACGP, 2021

Facilitator:

• Dr Jan Orman

Guest

• Dr Guy Gordon