Caring Connections - Suicide Prevention In-Person - East Sussex

This is a full day, comprehensive and interactive course. The course enables participants to identify, engage, and collaboratively provide safety planning to people at risk of suicide. It is ideal for those who have ongoing relationships with individuals they are support.

The course aligns with Health Education England and NICE guidelines.

· Examine some of their attitudes about suicide

· Explain what being trauma-informed means in this context

· List factors relevant to the service that might increase the risk of suicide

· Identify potential warning signs that someone might have thoughts of suicide

· Explain the limitations of suicide-risk screening tools

· Discuss the principles of and possible steps in assessment when working with someone at risk

· List potential barriers to stable engagement and ways of addressing these

· Familiarise themselves with a range of questions that could be used to assess risk and promote strengths

· Determine appropriate levels of support (emergency services or support organisations/apps) and deploy appropriate technology such as the Stay Alive app in supporting people at risk of suicide

· Practise engaging someone in conversations about suicide using a framework

· Collaborate with a person at risk to develop a safety plan

· Discuss and construct ways of increasing their own resilience

This training has been funded by East Sussex County Council as is available to staff, volunteers and carers working with vulnerable people in East Sussex.

If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information please contact Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.

This is a highly interactive session with limited capacity and we ask that you are able to participate via webcam and microphone. Please only book a place if you are able to attend.

If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know as soon as possible, so others can have an opportunity to attend.

-Please note that ticket sales stop 2 days before the start of the course date, so please book ahead of the course date.

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