PPB 15: Verity Bramwell shares pragmatic actionable strategies for suicide prevention

<p>In this week’s episode, Roksana is joined by Verity Bramwell as they talk about actionable strategies for suicide prevention. Verity has an extensive personal history with suicide and mental health. She shares her unique insight into how communication and vulnerability between parents and children can work to protect the whole family’s mental health to keep suicidal acts at bay.</p><p>In this episode, you’ll learn:</p><ul><li>Her four suicide attempts and the background for each one</li><li>The relationship between self-care and open communication. You don’t always have to say “yes”! </li><li>The lack of engagement from her counselor. How can we address this in the family?</li><li>Modeling vulnerability to your children while they are young, so they express it themselves</li><li>Dealing with the truth of COVID-19 with your children</li><li>How to have conversations with children regarding suicidal thoughts and available resources to learn from</li></ul><p>About Verity Bramwell: </p><p>Experienced charity worker with a history of voluntary work in the secondary education industry. Skilled in Mental Health Advocacy, Training Delivery, Team Coordination, Event Management, and Resiliency. Strong training deliverer with a Bachelor of Science - BSc in Psychology from The Open University.</p><p>You can find Verity Bramwell on... </p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/verity-bramwell-77168314a/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/verity-bramwell-77168314a/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/veritybramwell">https://twitter.com/veritybramwell</a></p><p>Zero Suicide Alliance: <a href="https://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/">https://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/</a></p><p>Papyrus: <a href="https://papyrus-uk.org/">https://papyrus-uk.org/</a></p><p> </p><p>Connect with Roksana Hussein!</p><p>LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/roksana-hussein-transformation-coach-207233179/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/roksana-hussein-transformation-coach-207233179/</a></p><p>Website <a href="https://www.roksana