25 June 2026 — SP-EAK Suicide Prevention: Develop Suicide Prevention Skills (Face-to-Face)
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Course: SP-EAK Suicide Prevention — Explore, Ask, Keep-Safe: Training to Develop Suicide Prevention Skills (Face-to-Face)
Date: 25 June 2026 — 9.30am-1:30pm
Trainer: Papyrus: Prevention of Young Suicide
Location: Conference Room, Crowndale Centre, Third Floor, Crowndale Centre
Course Description:
This programme provides participants with an introduction to suicide prevention skills, drawing on the most up-to-date research and practice from PAPYRUS. It offers a safe and supportive space to explore attitudes, myths and stigma surrounding suicide, reflect on real-life scenarios, and practise having open, sensitive conversations with someone who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts. Attendees will also be introduced to the process of creating an initial safety plan to help keep a person safe from suicide.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the programme attendees will have and understanding of:
— Consider attitudes, myths and stigma that surround suicide
— Recognise and explore ‘signs’ that may indicate someone is having thoughts of suicide
— Encourage an open, safe and sensitive conversation about suicide with a person who may be struggling
— Support the development of a safety plan with someone thinking about suicide, helping them identify immediate steps and sources of support.
Target Audience:
This course is suitable for all professionals working with children, young people, families or the wider community, including anyone within multi-agency Working Together groups who may need to support individuals experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts.
The CSCP will be delivering both face-to-face and virtual safeguarding training. Please ensure that you have read the course description, so you are clear on the delivery method for the course you have booked. Further details will be shared with you closer to the course date.
— Delegates need to register for a CSCP training account.
— An automated confirmation email will be received if your application is successful.
— Further details will be shared before the course date including the location of the course.
— Complete the three-stage evaluation which delegates will receive by email.
If the session you are attending is virtual:
— Please make sure you can access Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
— There is an expectation that all delegates engage and fully participate in the sessions and always have their camera on.
— Keep questions general, and avoid giving any information that could be used to identify a child or family.
— Use headphones or a headset and always keep your speaker on mute if you’re not speaking.
— Don’t record any of the online conversation.
— Make sure other people you live with, especially children, are not in the room and cannot overhear sensitive information.
— Don’t use any other devices while you’re taking part.
— Join on laptop or PC for a better experience.
Failure of any of the above will result in the delegate not receiving their certificate of accreditation.
