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Learn how to help people in a crisis, including starting a conversation and supporting them as best you can.
Updated on Sep, 2026
Health and Fitness, Mental health,
Duration - 1.5 hours
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Suicide is, unfortunately, all too common across the world. Most of us will come into contact with friends, family or workmates who are feeling suicidal at some point in our lives. That's why it's so important for us all to have at least a base knowledge of suicide and what leads to suicidal thoughts & behaviours.
In this course, we will look at the main signs & symptoms of suicidal behaviour and emotional distress. We'll cover an effective action plan to help people when they're feeling suicidal, as well as useful referral options and ideas for self-care.
In this course, we'll complete the following aims:
- Understand what suicide is.
- Understand the signs and symptoms of emotional distress.
- Discuss risk factors which could lead to suicidal thoughts and/ or behaviours.
- Understand the impact of substance abuse on mental health & suicidal tendencies.
- Learn how to support someone in a crisis - we'll look at a simple but effective action plan that you can follow.
- Be able to start a conversation with someone experiencing suicidal thoughts.
- Understand stigma within suicide and mental health.
- Identify our own attitudes to suicide & potential personal barriers to overcome.
- Learn signposting & referral options to support those who need it most.
- Understand the need for effective self-care & ways to fulfil this.
No experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know.
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I'm George, Owner & Training Instructor at Whitaker Training.
Throughout my life, I've had an interest in Psychology and the way the mind works. This led me to study for a degree in Psychology. Following this, I travelled to many parts of the world including South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America. During my travels, the mindsets, cultures and resilience of people around the world amazed and enthused me to strive to continually develop myself and the people around me. Now, I love creating courses and passing on what I've learnt to students.
Whitaker Training focuses on delivering fantastic courses to individuals & businesses throughout the world. Founded in 2020 in the UK, we now work with people from all over the world.
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