Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy. But suicide is preventable and the more we are equipped to recognise and safely intervene to help someone at risk, the more lives we can save.
Making a suicide intervention gives people the skills and confidence to intervene and engage with a person at risk of suicide, helping them to keep them as safe as possible until specialist help or emergency services arrive.
The course is aimed at organisations with staff who work in a suicide-risk location. It is also highly beneficial for companies who are looking to develop their suicide prevention strategies.
Course Objectives
This course will help participants to:
- Identify signs of someone at risk of suicide.
- Think ‘safety first’ throughout an intervention.
- Approach someone and initiate a conversation.
- Engage someone in conversation sensitively and effectively.
- Encourage someone to move to a place of safety – if safe to do so.
- Refer someone to the emergency and/or support services.
Interested in this course?
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“Overall, the course has been extremely helpful and insightful. It has broadened my skill set and helped me to understand how to navigate a conversation with someone who may be having suicidal thoughts.”
Course attendee