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Suicide Prevention Training

Our Suicide Awareness, Suicide Ideation and Suicide Prevention courses enable s attendees to gain knowledge to understand the risks and needs of a suicidal individual as well as to understand the stigmatisation around suicide.

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Learn the psychiatric, patient, social, protective, psychosocial, environmental, social and cultural factors are.

What is the difference between suicide, attempted suicide, assisted suicide and suicidal ideation? Why are mental health issues and mental illnesses important within suicide? What stigmatisation is and the effect this may have on an individual? What are the characteristics of suicide? What is self-harm and is suicide classed as a form of self-harm? What are some of the risk factor and warning signs of suicide? What is resilience? What are social interventions and why are they important? Our Suicide Awareness, Suicide Ideation and Suicide Prevention Training will help you to answer the questions above and more.

Worldwide, there were over 830,000 deaths from suicide in 2021, with over 6,500 occurring in the UK.

Through our Suicide Prevention Training, Awareness and Ideation course, you will gain an understanding of the characteristics of suicide. You will learn some reasons to why individuals may consider suicide as an option. You will learn what risk assessment tools are and how they are useful. You will learn the 4 main factors that influence a person’s reaction to life events. What the first aid for mental health action plan is and how it is used.

What does Suicide Prevention Training cover?

Understanding of suicide, suicidal ideation and stigma around suicide
Supportive communication skills
Assessing the needs and risks of a suicidal person
The importance of self-care for good mental health
Strategies for building resilience and increasing hope
Ensuring plans are inclusive
Staff support strategies
Strategies to support a person at risk of suicide

Who is our Suicide Prevention Training for?

Our suicide awareness course is for anyone working with people who are vulnerable or at risk of suicidal thoughts or ideation. This includes care and non-care settings and will be adapted to encompass the needs of the setting.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Understand suicide, suicidal ideation and stigma around suicide
Demonstrate supportive communication skills
Assess the needs and risks of a suicidal person
Recognise the importance of self-care for good mental health
Develop strategies for building resilience and increasing hope
Ensuring plans are inclusive
Develop and recognise staff support strategies
Support a person at risk of suicide

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost?

Our prices are personalised to the company, including how many delegates, and location. Please make an enquiry to get a personalised quote with no hidden costs.

Where do you cover?

We cover the whole of the UK.

Do you offer virtual training?

Many of our courses can be adapted for both classroom settings or virtual platforms like zoom. Some courses that include a practical aspect can only be delivered in a classroom setting.

Are your courses certified/accredited?

All learners will receive a certificate for any course they complete. Some of our courses are in-house certified, some of our courses are regulated by Ofqual and others are accredited by other awarding bodies.

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Training can be delivered at a venue of your choice or at one of our training locations across the UK.

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