September: Supporting suicide prevention in the workplace

In honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we’re emphasizing the importance of talking about mental health in the workplace and checking in on our colleagues who may be struggling. 

Coworkers can play a powerful role in suicide prevention. With that goal in mind, it's important that any mention or indicator of suicide or self-harm be taken seriously in the workplace. By talking to your coworkers when they show signs of distress, you can help connect them with the resources and care they may need to support their mental well-being.   

Take the time to check in with yourself and your coworkers this month:   

• Find useful resources, information and handouts in the suicide prevention awareness toolkit 

• Download this suicide prevention awareness Microsoft Teams background to use during your meetings throughout the month of September.  

• Take the suicide prevention training through your Virgin Pulse account 

• Get familiar with your  mental wellness resources available to help support you.  

• Visit the spiritual health page to learn about support available from our professional chaplains. 

• Join Out of the Darkness Walk to stop suicide, find healing. Find a team in your community at Providence.org/ActionHub or AFSP.org/PSJH. 

We hope the resources above empower you to support your own mental wellbeing and to recognize when others may be struggling. Thank you for joining us in recognizing Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and supporting one another.