Sensitive Conversations Around Suicide

<p><strong>Warning:</strong> <em>This episode includes candid discussions around suicide and self-harm which some listeners may find distressing.</em> <em>Please use discretion when listening and take a break if needed.</em></p><p> </p><p>In this episode, Clare talks to Marie Greenhalgh, Relationships Director at Inclusion Education, about how to have sensitive conversations around suicide and suicide prevention.</p><p>Marie explains what ‘suicidal ideation’ means and what some risk factors might be. They discuss the role that education can play in suicide prevention and the importance of training, to help prepare staff to have sensitive conversations and keep everyone safe. </p><p>Marie also highlights the need to look after our own mental and emotional wellbeing as practitioners, as suicide can be an upsetting topic for everyone involved.</p><p>Marie is Relationships Director at Inclusion Education, where she has worked for over 16 years, building programmes and education provision that support young people with mental health needs and neurodivergence.</p><p>She was Project Lead for Baton of Hope Tour, Basingstoke in 2025 and co-authored ‘<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Things-They-Never-About-Teaching/dp/1032692979/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4WZW3HIAXF52&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nwhWh9LWVbIvkR--MJ6bFg.GN_LPy9f6DaRP4EJLkbZgOP6t4B_uIWuwhGQQG6KCBc&dib_tag=se&keywords=all+the+things+they+never+told+you+about+teaching&qid=1772444526&sprefix=all+the+things+they+never+told%2Caps%2C339&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>All the Things They Never Told You About Teaching: Facilitating Sensitive Conversations with Our Learners</em></a>’ and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Supporting-Bereaved-Children-Primary-Classroom/dp/1032874481/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7JGFAR9XLDKU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qrbFLNt4D9fPXnLw321hZBAnDxaO6RIN3FYJANV5IkzuGNi-uTa2jLWGy1Zigxz-.3VVT5YfEWizbhAqRTlKsJS7nvVp-6JZm-VeZNBvFsKE&dib_tag=se&keywords=supporting+bereaved+children+in+the+primary&qid=1772444574&sprefix=supporting+bereaved+%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.95fd378e-6299-4723-b1f1-3952ffba15af" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>&#39;Supporting Bereaved Children in the Primary Classroom</em>’</a>, both of which are published by Routledge. </p><p>She is also a Community Ambassador for Winston’s Wish, and monthly columnist for Fusion Magazine UK. Marie is passionate about diversity, inclusivity, wellbeing, and challenging the stigma and discrimination that surrounds men