Leadership’s Role in Mitigating Workplace Suicide Risks and Strategies for Supporting Suicidal Colleagues

Brian Leavy; Sinéad O’Brien; Deirdre O’Shea

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-85442-2_9

Leadership’s Role in Mitigating Workplace Suicide Risks and Strategies for Supporting Suicidal Colleagues

Brian Leavy
, Sinéad O’Brien
, Deirdre O’Shea

Department of Work & Employment Studies

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Abstract

Employee mental health and, in particular, suicide risks have not traditionally fallen under the remit of managerial responsibilities. Increasingly, however, workplaces are expected to have appropriate processes and procedures in place to address such issues. In this chapter, the authors investigate the competencies required by managers to enable them to effectively address suicide risks that may arise in the workplace and review the effectiveness of training interventions to aid managers in developing these competencies. In addition, the authors discuss tools and strategies for colleagues of suicidal employees.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Title of host publication	Suicide in the Workplace: Coping Strategies for Employees
Editors	Marie-Line Germain
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Pages	155-175
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031854422
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-85442-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85442-2_9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2025

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Leadership’s Role in Mitigating Workplace Suicide Risks and Strategies for Supporting Suicidal Colleagues. / Leavy, Brian; O’Brien, Sinéad; O’Shea, Deirdre.
Suicide in the Workplace: Coping Strategies for Employees. ed. / Marie-Line Germain. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. p. 155-175.

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