The course can be tailor-made from the following elements:
- Defining suicide, putting it into context with self injury, self harm and para-suicide
- Gaining an understanding of the reasons why some people become suicidal
- Explore Prevention, Intervention and Postvention
- Discuss which interventions help and which ones make things worse
- Becoming more comfortable talking about suicide with people who are struggling
- Look at protective factors vs risk factors and making safety plans
- Explore available resources and specialist help
- Discuss the issues suicide brings up for workers and how to get support when needed