| Target audience |
- Level 1 (1/2 day): Anyone
- Level 2 (1 day on top of Level 1): Anyone
- Level 3 (1 day on top of Level 1 & 2): Professionals
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| Length of training |
17 hours – delivered over 2 ½ days |
| Level of training |
Level 1 - Suicide First Aid
- Recognise signs of suicidality
- Understand reasons behind thoughts of suicide
- Engaging a person in crisis empathically
- Offer emotional support
- Recognise potential barriers to seeking help
- Signpost to appropriate resources (help lines)
Level 2 - Ambassador
- Recognise signs of suicidality
- Understand reasons behind thoughts of suicide
- Engaging a person in crisis empathically
- Offer emotional support
- Recognise potential barriers to seeking help
- Signpost to appropriate resources (help lines)
- Key facts and figures of suicide nationally and internationally
- Ways to communicate key messages to the public
- Ways to engage and encourage change and prevention
Level 3 - Gatekeeper
- Recognise signs of suicidality
- Understand reasons behind thoughts of suicide
- Engaging a person in crisis empathically
- Offer emotional support
- Recognise potential barriers to seeking help
- Signpost to appropriate resources (help lines)
- Understand societal and demographic risk factors for suicidality
- Make a formal referral to relevant agency
- Safeguard a person at immediate risk of crisis
- Follow up on referral and safeguarding
- Encourage and support mobilisation of carers and supporters mindful of consensus statement
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Signpost to suitable self-care resources
Note: Level 1 is not a specific suicide based session, however Level 2 onward do cover suicide awareness and prevention.
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| Recommended by |
- This resource was developed by the Royal Society of Public Health – a charity for public health in the UK
- This resource was supported by the North West Psychological Professions Network (UK)
- This resource was funded and supported by Health Education England – a national NHS body leading healthcare staff recruitment and development
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