If you call the Mental Health Crisis team you just get told to ring the police!

From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Patience
Sent: 16 June 2011 08:01
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The person speaking to the individual who is contemplating suicide should ask how the person intends to do it. Then one can call the mental health crisis team. It's called mental health first aid and there is training available for managers, oh or hr regards to handling such situations.

Patience

On 15 Jun 2011, at 22:55, sharon naylor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

was thinking something more along the lines of a written action plan/rationale for those actions

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:26:26 +0100
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We advise managers to call an ambulance in such circumstances as it is a potential emergency.
Regards,
Carr
On Jun 15, 2011 11:21 p.m., "sharon naylor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> another musing - have just been contacted by a past colleague wanting advice with a situation they were experiencing(have to stress at this point that my colleague is not OH/clinical). Someone has contacted my colleague by phone and text giving the impression that they are suicidal, it is known that the individual is "depressed" following multiple bereavements. Now I know what I would do in such circumstances but started to ponder about a policy/action plan for those that may well be contacted as a friend/peer/line manager who may not have any codes of practise for guidance. Does any list member have such a thing?
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