Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change
World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2026 Every World Mental Health Day, organisations light something up, post something supportive and move on by Monday. This year, a harder question is worth asking: who in your workplace is actually heard when they talk about mental health, and what happens next? Lived experience gets invited into the […]
Changing the narrative on suicide starts with your first three seconds
World Suicide Prevention Day theme for 2026 is changing the narrative on suicide. Most organisations will mark it with a poster, a morning tea, maybe a LinkedIn post with a lighthouse or a semicolon on it. Box ticked. Suicide aware, 2026, done. Here’s the question that actually changes a narrative: if someone said to you, […]
How do I equip my people to respond safely when someone discloses suicidal thoughts?
This Wednesday, 10 September, is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year’s theme is Changing the Narrative on Suicide, and workplaces are as much a part of that narrative as anywhere else. It’s a good day to ask the question most leaders avoid until they’re standing in it: what are your people actually supposed to do […]