In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day, Southern Health-Santé Sud’s Mental Health & Addictions program is inviting you to host a “Living Room Conversation” on September 10, 2024.
• Living Room Conversations involve a group of 4-6 people gathering in a private space and using a structured conversation guide to help people, with different viewpoints and experiences,
build understanding on a specific topic. It is not a debate and the goal is not to change one another’s opinion.
• You don’t require a trained facilitator. There are Conversation Agreements like “Listen and Be Curious” and “Show Respect and Suspend Judgement” that create the framework for diving into the questions. The questions are designed to draw out our personal experiences rather than opinions around the topic.
• The Conversation Guide chosen for World Suicide Prevention Day is to provide individuals with the opportunity to learn more about the experience’s others have around mental health, build a sense of community and “Start the Conversation"
If your organization is interested in hosting a Living Room Conversation, please contact Lindsay Hainsworth, Mental Health & Addictions Program - Prevention & Promotion at
lhainsworth@southernhealth.ca for more information.
Hosts will receive:
-Hosting Toolkit
-Resource list of mental health services specific to your area
-First 5 organizations to register will receive at 25.00 gift card to use for snacks/refreshments for their Living Room Conversation -Grand Prize –each participant will be entered into a grand prize draw