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Hi Sharon, I have followed this post with interest. I completed the Mental Health First Aid course a couple of years ago and I found it really useful. The thing that has stuck in my mind is that if you are reasonably sure that a person means to commit suicide the police need to be involved as they are the only ones who can remove the individual concerned to a place of safety. Kind regards, Rita Rita E.Ogden Lead Occupational Health Specialist Practitioner Occupational Health Service Westbrook Building 9H Bradford College Great Horton Road Bradford BD7 1AY Tel: 01274 433259 From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of sharon naylor Sent: 15 June 2011 23:19 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 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? ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH