Suicide Prevention Training

We offer various levels of suicide prevention training. Below you can learn more about which each course will offer you. We would be glad to discuss any of these with you.

Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention -full day

A one-day course (online or face-to-face) run by the National Centre for Suicide Prevention, Education and Training qualified instructors, accredited by City and Guilds.

The Suicide First Aid through Understanding Suicide Intervention (SFAUSI) course gives learners the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths. You’ll learn skills to help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive. 

Taught over six hours using tutor-facilitated Socratic learning, tutor-led practise sessions, mini-lectures, group work and audio-visual presentations. This is a highly interactive and emotionally engaging learning experience. 

No previous experience or training is necessary. We do not discuss graphic methods of death. Participants will be asked to self-reflect and empathise with a person having thoughts of suicide. There is no expectation for participants to share personal experiences. 

You will receive:

  • The opportunity to gain a City and Guilds qualification (optional and subject to an additional fee)
  • A digital workbook
  • An optional paper workbook (subject to an additional fee)
  • A HelloHope Digital Badge to display across your website, email and social media channels
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Suicide First Aid: LITE – half day

Teaching the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting, this programme is delivered over 3.5 hours as a suicide prevention awareness session.

The Suicide First Aid Lite course gives learners the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths and some basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive. 

SFA Lite is comprised of 2 parts, each 90 minutes duration. The programme teaches the skills needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide and to pass the person onto a Suicide First Aider. 

Suicide First Aid Lite training offers learning outcomes that are knowledge-based and factual. This training can be used as a stand-alone programme or as the first part of a journey to learn suicide prevention skills. 

You will receive:

  • A digital workbook
  • An optional paper workbook (subject to an additional fee)
  • A HelloHope Digital Badge to display across your website, email and social media channels

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