SFA Lite Suicide awareness and prevention course

You do not need to be a therapist or a counsellor, just have a passion to help and support people, it will teach you to spot the signs and symptoms of suicide, listen and help, even in a crisis.

The Suicide First Aid Lite (Virtual) course gives learners the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths and some basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.

Learning outcomes:

• Suicide behaviour; reasons and magnitude of the community health problem.

• Role of the carer in managing suicide interventions; different roles with different people

• Understand approaches and process of suicide intervention including desired out-comes