Suicide Awareness Training – safeTALK

Overview

With an estimated 140,000 people per year in England and Wales ending up in hopsital after attempting to take their lives, it is vital that people are able to take basic steps to connect people at risk with suicide intervention resources.

This is a course to assist in suicide recognition and helps talk about and tackle this uncomfortable topic.

What are the T-A-L-K steps?

In this safeTALK course, we explore easy steps you can take to offer practical support and advice to people having thoughts of suicide:

• Talk
• Ask
• Listen
• Keep safe

This course will enable you to

• Learn to recognise indicators of suicidal thoughts and which signs we may miss, dismiss or avoid
• Practice having conversations about suicide using the TALK model
• Explore different ways to connect people at risk with suicide intervention resources
• All participants receive a certificate, a wallet-sized reference card and a resource pack full of support and resources for themselves and others

Who is the Course aimed at

Front line staff who may need to develop the skills, understanding and tools to help support individuals at risk of suicide.