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B: In the first 24 Hourscontact the parents/guardians to check their health and wellbeing andinquire whether there is anything that the Department can do to assistthe school Principal convenes an Incident Management Team (IMT) andplans the following steps:- who will be responsible for providing information to the students andthe school community- who will be responsible for the ongoing liaison with the parents/guardians- who will be responsible for the ongoing liaison with police, mentalhealth professions and other third parties- who will be responsible for managing all incoming and outgoinginformation and communication (including sympathy cards, mediainterest)- identification and planning support for, and additional supervision of,students who are at risk or vulnerable- identification and planning support for any staff who may be affectedby the suicide or at risk or vulnerable- preparation of the information and written communication to beprovided to students, staff and the school community- identification of appropriate departmental staff for the school staff toapproach for additional assistance and support as required- identification of appropriate departmental staff for the students toapproach for additional assistance and support as requiredinform on-site staff of the suicide and the support and assistanceavailable to staff including free counselling and assistance from theDEECD Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Phone: 1800 337 068 –and explain the immediate plans for managing the situation. This is anopportunity to convey and seek relevant informationprovide staff with information on how to offer support, how to managediscussion about suicide, signs to watch out for and information on grief(samples and links provided in Section F), sources of support they canaccess for themselves and the option of not being involved in supportingstudents or discussing the incident with students if they feel this will risktheir own wellbeingdisplay relevant information about roles and special procedures in thestaff roomensure all adults who will have contact with students in the following24 hours are briefed: regular bus drivers, sports coaches, canteen staff,school support staff, Casual Relief Teachers, Out of School Hours Carestaff, tutors etc.inform students of the suicide, via a prepared script, and in small groupsrather than as a whole school communityinform the wider school community via prepared letter (See SectionG)Contact the Department’s Media Unit if assistance with media requestsfor information is required. The DEECD Media Unit can be contacted 24hours, seven days a week. Phone: 9637 2871consider the influence of social media sitesconsider the flexible timetable scheduling of classes and meetings.16Section B: First 24 hours
Section B: First 24 hoursThis flowchart has been prepared by the Department’s EmergencyManagement Division as a guide for immediate contacts to be madein the first 24 hours following a critical incidentEnsure the safety of all concernedIf required call OOO for police or medical assistanceContact parents/carers of students involved unlesscircumstances indicate that this should not occurThe region is your beforeand after hours contact foradvice and support.Each region has dedicatedEmergency Management(EM) Coordinator available24 hours/7 days.Your region’s EM Coordinatormay contact you uponreceipt of a notification ofthe incident from the SSUDate, time, place, names ofpersons involvedContent of discussions andaccount of the eventReport the incident to the Security Services Unit (SSU) on9589 6266Contact your regionImplement response proceduresDocument the incident and actions undertakenYour region and theEmergency ManagementDivision (EMD) will receivenotification of the incidentvia email or SMSResponse proceduresinclude you contactingStudent SupportOfficers (SSSO’s), oron advice from theregion requestingassistance fromother DEECD staf orexternal agencies (e.g.Child and AdolescentMental Health Services(CAMHS/CYMHS andheadspace SchoolSupport)Guidelines to assist in responding to attempted suicide or suicide by a student17
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Page 4 and 5: IntroductionDealing with the tragic
Page 6 and 7: Privacy: Personal and health inform
Page 8 and 9: A: Immediate responseif the attempt
Page 10 and 11: The loss of a young life is alwayst
Page 14 and 15: The school’s response,recovery an
Page 16 and 17: Do not provide details ofthe method
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Page 20 and 21: C: In the first 48-72 HoursSchool l
Page 22 and 23: Coroners Court of Victoria: Family
Page 24 and 25: Monitor studentsIn the first 24 hou
Page 26 and 27: Protecting a deceased student’s b
Page 28 and 29: D: In the first monthSchool leaders
Page 31 and 32: Section E: Suicide cluster
Page 34 and 35: F: In the longer termcontinue to mo
Page 36 and 37: School staff cannot take solerespon
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Page 42 and 43: Parent letter: for use following th
Page 44 and 45: Parent letter attachment No. 2Where
Page 46 and 47: Section H: DefinitionsAttempted sui
Page 48 and 49: Appendicies
Page 50 and 51: Short term: Student focused safety
Page 52 and 53: Restoring wellbeing of parents and
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Page 60 and 61: Phase 2 - Intervention/postvention:
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