“…Between 58% and 85% of Australians know someone who has died by suicide, and about one‐third of these had a close relationship with that person (Maple et al., ). Between one‐third and one half of people who die by suicide (Isometsä, ), and a similar proportion who attempt suicide, communicate their suicidal intentions to loved ones (Paraschakis, Michopoulos, Christodoulou, Koutsaftis, & Douzenis, ; SANE Australia and University of New England, ; Wasserman et al., ; Wolk‐Wasserman, ). However, family members and friends can find it difficult to recognize suicide risk or may not know how to respond when a person close to them expresses their suicidal thoughts (Owen et al., ; Owens et al., , ).…”