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This episode covers a sensitive topic. Before you listen please be aware that we are discussing suicide, the impact of suicide and resources surrounding suicide prevention. John talks with Shayne Connell, the CEO of LivingWorks. LivingWorks is an organisation that has been running for over 40 years and is focussed on suicide prevention. Shane believes in the principles of community development, the LivingWorks training model focusses on training people from within the communities they are working with and using co-design to design their modules. This means that their work is directly tailored for the communities they are working with, allowing these groups to decide what is important for them. At the heart of their work is empowering individuals to have choice over how and when they talk about suicide. "Suicide is a human condition, anyone can fall into crisis and distress where suicide becomes an option" Shayne Connell Suicide can effect the community in a multitude of ways, it is a silent kil