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As commissioning and procurement processes increasingly emphasise co-design, person-centred services, and evidence of meaningful stakeholder engagement, organisations are expected to demonstrate how people with lived experience inform service design, delivery, governance and continuous improvement.

This workshop supports organisations to build the capability required to engage, integrate and partner with people with lived experience of suicide in ways that are authentic, respectful and impactful. Moving beyond consultation, participants will explore how lived experience perspectives can strengthen service quality, improve outcomes, and contribute to more responsive and effective suicide prevention initiatives.

Workshop Overview (1.5 hours)

This introductory workshop builds understanding of how to meaningfully engage people with lived experience of suicide and embed lived experience perspectives across organisational practice.

Drawing on nationally recognised resources, the session explores why lived experience is critical to effective suicide prevention, service improvement and commissioning. Participants will learn practical approaches to partnering with people with lived experience to inform decision-making, program design, evaluation and organisational culture.

The workshop introduces a whole-of-organisation approach to lived experience integration, recognising that people with lived experience bring unique insights, expertise and knowledge that can help services better meet community needs and expectations.

Why Attend?

As organisations increasingly need to demonstrate co-design, community participation and lived experience leadership within commissioning and procurement environments, this workshop will help participants:

• Understand the value and impact of lived experience informed practice.
• Strengthen their organisation’s approach to co-design and engagement.
• Build capability to partner meaningfully with people with lived experience.
• Support service improvement through lived experience insights.
• Align organisational practices with contemporary commissioning expectations and quality frameworks.
• Develop practical approaches to embedding lived experience at strategic, operational and governance levels.

What You’ll Learn

Participants will be introduced to the Lived Experience of Suicide Informed and Inclusive Culture Change Resources and the Organisational Maturity Tool, which can be used to:

• Assess current organisational practice.
• Identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.
• Prioritise actions for lived experience integration.
• Develop implementation plans and measurable outcomes.
• Create a more inclusive, responsive and lived experience informed organisational culture.

This session is ideal for leaders, managers, practitioners, commissioners and service providers seeking to strengthen their organisation’s readiness for contemporary commissioning environments while improving the quality and relevance of suicide prevention services.

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