Tasmanian LiFE Awards – 2025 Nominee
Best Practice Workplace Suicide Prevention LiFE Award
The Best Practice Workplace Suicide Prevention LiFE Award acknowledges the commitment and action of workplaces towards preventing suicide and promoting positive mental wellbeing among their employees. This award recognises workplaces that have supported mentally safe work environments, such as increasing capacity to recognise and respond when a colleague may need support and ensuring a progressive and positive culture around mental health.
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Skretting Australia
It was the tragic loss of a colleague to suicide that sparked change at Skretting Australia. Realising that mental health support was needed in every part of their employees’ lives, they took action to provide it.
To provide robust mental health support and resources for their employees, Skretting Australia teamed up with Rural Alive and Well and Converge International’s Employee Assistant Programs to provide crucial counselling and support services. A Community Action Plan for Suicide Prevention is being developed in collaboration with Relationships Australia Tasmania. This plan focuses on enhancing mental health literacy, reducing stigma, and encouraging transparent discussions about mental health.
Employees play a key role in shaping the supports and resources available to them. Service partnerships are regularly reviewed and refined based on direct feedback from employees to make sure they stay supportive and accessible. Thirteen staff, nominated by their colleagues, have also completed Mental Health First Aid training.
Skretting Australia’s effort is already having an impact, with several employees feeling confident to share their lived experience stories and more utilising the ‘Shout Out’ program, which encourages employees to recognise each other’s contributions. Their employees feel more comfortable seeking help and supporting one another, leading to a noticeable reduction in stigma and an overall improvement in workplace morale. Collectively, these practices are contributing to a resilient workforce that prioritises mental health, reduces the risk of suicide, and fosters a healthier work environment.
