Having a safe conversation online about suicide is all about taking the time to think before you post. 📱 It’s good to consider why you are posting, how it will make you feel and how your post might affect others who see it 👀 Our #chatsafe guidelines have some great tips for safe conversations - link in our bio ☝️ 
It can be hard to find the right words to say when someone you know died by suicide. If you need help to figure out what to say and how to say it, the #chatsafe guidelines can be the right place to start. 💚💙 You can find tools and tips to use to communicate about suicide safely online. Please🙏 also remember If you’re supporting someone you’re worried about, it’s okay to always ask for help from someone you trust. ☺ The link to the #chatsafe guidelines is in our bio ☝️ 
TW: This video contains content about suicide. We had a chat with #chatsafe ambassador @ariellanyssa, to find out why youth suicide prevention is close to her heart. 💚💙 Thanks for sharing your story Ariella and shining a light on this topic. 
Sometimes reaching out for help can feel like the hardest part, but talking to someone about how you feel can really help. 💙 Sophie captured this perfectly in a poem she created during our last co-design workshop. #chatsafe #MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #SelfCare #StayConnected #ItsOkayNotToBeOkay #MentalHealthAwareness #EndTheSilence 
This time last week #chatsafexMDW was about to start! The panel of communication design students from RMIT, suicide prevention researchers and design experts talked about their experiences co-designing #chatsafe content with young people, for young people as part of Orygen’s suicide prevention research. If you weren't able to join us online or in-person, check the link in our bio for a recording of the panel. 
Join us tonight to learn how #chatsafe use empathy and care to co-design with young people, for young people as part of Orygen’s suicide prevention research. We’ll be live streaming the event right here on Instagram tonight at 5.45pm (Melbourne time). Associate Professor Jo Robinson is Orygen's head of suicide prevention research team – the team that created #chatsafe. Jo tells us: "I am really looking forward to sharing our #chatsafe work as part of Melbourne Design Week. The whole philosophy behind #chatsafe is about helping young people keep themselves and each other safe online. It’s all about ethics, safety and empowerment so it’s a real honour to be part of this ethical design event. It will also give us a chance to showcase the amazing work of some of our #chatsafe youth network and the partnerships we have developed along the way. I am really looking forward to seeing you there!" #MelbourneDesignWeek #chatsafexMDW #YouthMH #SuicidePrevention #chatsafe #MentalHealth (Image caption: Jo looks directly at the camera, smiling. Text reads: Jo Robinson, panel member. Ethical Design in Suicide Prevention. 30 March, 5.45PM AEDT) 
Join us tomorrow to hear from experts in youth suicide prevention, design, and communication design students on creating content with young people, for young people. Dr Nicola St John is an award-winning researcher and design lecturer at RMIT University. Nicola will be joining us on the panel. "I’m really looking forward to engaging in a discussion around how we practice and embody care and ethics, as designers, educators and researchers - in our work, within online spaces, and as part of our personal values. I’m also really looking forward to celebrating the hard work and incredible projects from my amazing RMIT Communication Design students, and fabulous collaborators at #chatsafe and Portable," she said. We’ll be live streaming the event right here on Instagram on 30/03/21 at 5.45pm (Melbourne time). #MelbourneDesignWeek #chatsafexMDW #YouthMH #SuicidePrevention #chatsafe #MentalHealth (Image caption: Nicola looks directly at the camera, smiling. Text reads: Nicola St John, panel member. Ethical Design in Suicide Prevention. 30 March, 5.45PM AEDT) 
#chatsafe is delighted to take part in the 2021 Melbourne Design Week and showcase how care and empathy has played an integral role in developing our content. We’ll be live streaming the event right here on Instagram on 30/03/21 at 5.45pm (Melbourne time). We asked Celia, one of our partners at Portable, what she was looking forward to during the event. This is what she said: "As a firm believer of using co-design as a method for social change, I'm really excited to talk about our most recent project with #chatsafe and RMIT and hear from the newest generation of designers what challenges they're most excited to work on in the future." #MelbourneDesignWeek #chatsafexMDW #YouthMH #SuicidePrevention #chatsafe #MentalHealth (Image caption: Black and white headshot of Celia looking directly at the camera. Text reads: Celia Delaney, panel member. Ethical Design in Suicide Prevention. 30 March, 5.45PM AEDT) 
In 2020, #chatsafe partnered with two design studios at RMIT University. Over 50 students worked worked with our partners at Portable, who delivered a series of content generation workshops for the students and provided an industry perspective on their projects. The Ethical Design in Suicide Prevention online panel will bring together the voices of communication design students – including Joanne, youth suicide prevention researchers, design lecturers and industry professionals to share their perspectives on ethical design in suicide prevention. We’ll be live streaming the event right here on Instagram on 30/03/21 at 5.45pm (Melbourne time). #MelbourneDesignWeek #chatsafexMDW #YouthMH #SuicidePrevention #chatsafe #MentalHealth (Image caption: Joanne wears a white shirt and looks directly at the camera, smiling. Text reads: Joanna Amarisa, panel member. Ethical Design in Suicide Prevention. 30 March, 5.45PM AEDT)