Connecting with social and emotional well-being in rural Australia: An evaluation of 'We-Yarn', an Aboriginal gatekeeper suicide prevention workshop.
Kate DaviesDonna M Y ReadAngela BoothNicole TurnerKristina GottschallDavid PerkinsPublished in: The Australian journal of rural health (2020)
We-Yarn promoted discussion of suicide prevention within a holistic health framework, building on participants' pre-existing knowledge about social and emotional wellbeing. Importantly, skilful facilitators with lived experience were vital to the success of the workshops. Consideration should be given to attracting people with low suicide prevention knowledge to the workshops, developing tailored workshops for health professionals and ensuring prolonged engagement with communities. Multifaceted and long term responses in addition to this type of training are important.