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It’s important to ask about online activity when you’re supporting someone with experiences of suicide and self-harm. Here’s 4 tips to help you make sure that conversation is a supportive one.
Find out more: www.samaritans.org/internet-safety-practitioners

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It’s important to ask about online activity when you’re supporting someone with experiences of suicide and self-harm. Here’s 4 tips to help you make sure that conversation is a supportive one.
Find out more: www.samaritans.org/internet-safety-practitioners

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The internet can be a huge source of support for people who have experience of self-harm and suicide. So it’s really important to talk to people you work with about how they can stay safe online.
Find out how with Samaritans’ resources: www.samaritans.org/internet-safety-practitioners

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Fear of judgement is one of the biggest barriers to people talking about their online activity around suicide and self-harm. Start the conversation to help break down the barrier.
Find out more here: www.samaritans.org/internet-safety-practitioners

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You don’t have to be an expert on the internet to ask people about their experiences online around suicide and self-harm. It’s OK to admit what you don’t know and take the time to learn from them.
Here’s a guide to help you talk about it: www.samaritans.org/internet-safety-practitioners

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Samaritans asked people with lived experience of self-harm and suicide why they think practitioners should ask about internet use around suicide and self-harm. Here are the top 5 reasons they gave 👇
Find out more here: www.samaritans.org/internet-safety-practitioners

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Lots of people go online to understand their experiences of suicide or self-harm - this can be both helpful and harmful. Talking and working it through is the best way to understand and help support people.
Find out more here: www.samaritans.org/internet-safety-practitioners

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Watch this video to find out why Lucy feels it would have been helpful to talk to her therapist about her experience with internet use around self-harm and suicide.
Here’s a guide to help you ask: www.samaritans.org/internet-safety-practitioners

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