Links to Free Training
NHS Education Scotland
https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/64773#
NHS Education Scotland has produced 4 modules on understanding suicide, written by Professor Rory O’Connor and Dr Karen Wetherall. To access the modules, click on Register, top right of your screen and complete your details, selecting international during the registration process.
Zero Suicide Alliance
Free online training from Zero Suicide Alliance:
Use the link above to access the units below:
- Gateway training video 5-10 minutes
- Suicide awareness training 20 minutes
- Suicide awareness training 20 minutes (in Welsh)
- Suicide awareness – university student edition 20 minutes
- Suicide awareness – veteran edition 30 minutes
- Social isolation training 5-10 minutes
- Suicide awareness training – taxi driver edition
- Suicide awareness training – prison edition
- Autism and suicide awareness
- Suicide awareness training – probation staff edition
Public Health Scotland/NHS Education for Scotland/Scottish Government
- Ask, Tell – Save A Life: Every Life Matters on Vimeo (5 minutes)
- Ask, Tell – Have a Healthy Conversation on Vimeo (4-5 minutes)
Health Education England and Public Health England
E-Learning for Healthcare Training Videos
‘We need to talk about suicide: helping everyone to feel more confident to talk about suicide’
Training includes 4 scenarios and will take between 60-90 minutes to complete
Suicide and Self Harm Prevention – elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)
Grassroots Suicide Prevention
Real-Talk interactive film (15-30 minutes)
This is an interactive film which helps guide the viewer, as they make choices to support someone with suicidal thoughts and behaviours
The Real Talk Interactive Film – Grassroots Suicide Prevention (prevent-suicide.org.uk)
Health Education England and Samaritans
Internet Safety, Suicide and Self-Harm – elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)