Why Compassion Matters in Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Compassion can be best described as kindness, with a deep awareness and connection of the suffering of oneself and others, along with desire and effort to relieve it. For people working in mental health and suicide prevention, supporting people in distress and their loved ones, compassionate responses are a vital means of providing support and creating comfort. This lecture will discuss how breaking down barriers, reducing stigma and being trauma informed can help create positive outcomes.

About Professor Nicholas Procter

Professor Nicholas Procter is Australia’s National Representative to the International Association for Suicide Prevention. At UniSA, Prof Procter is the Professorial Lead for Nursing and Chair of Mental Health Nursing with a longstanding interest in trauma informed practice, suicide prevention and person-centred care. Nicholas’s most recent book Mental Health: A person-centred approach, is published by Cambridge University Press.