Play your part this World Suicide Prevention Day
10th September marks World Suicide Prevention Day, with the theme of, ‘Change the narrative, start the Conversation’.
One way of helping to change the narrative is to keep informed about how you can help someone. With this in mind the North East Suicide Prevention Team, hosted by SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health), is delivering an additional online Introduction to Suicide Prevention Session on the day itself.
The session will cover:-
• Introduction to the statistics and prevalence of suicide
• Stigma – why does this still exist?
• Spotting the signs that may suggest someone is having thoughts of suicide
• Asking the question around suicide, the power of listening and remembering what we can do within the remit of our roles
• Signposting to support and resources; our boundaries/looking after ourselves
Please note this course is a brief introduction to suicide prevention, is not designed for crisis support
Who should attend this training session?
Suicide is something that can affect any of us. So this session is for anyone who wants to find out what they can do in their community to create a positive environment for people to talk.
For any queries about the training please contact the North East Suicide Prevention Team at northeastsuicideprevention@samh.org.uk
