The Suicide Prevention training team are responsible for coordinating and delivering training that promotes safety and wellbeing across Ayrshire and Arran.
Our training programme is designed to cover a full spectrum of support, including:
- Prevention
- Early Intervention
- Intervention
- Postvention
For current training options please have a look at the information provided in the training calendar section. The training calendar is continually under development with the aim of adding courses to cover from prevention through to recovery.
Important
If you have been affected by a suicide recently, if a suicide is still distressing or you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please do not complete suicide prevention training at this time. Support information is available on our suicide support page here.
Suicide prevention training can trigger difficult feelings, memories and reactions even if you don’t think it will. It’s important therefore to think about how this training may affect you and prepare yourself beforehand.
Training calendar
This information has been produced to help you choose the training most suitable for you and your job role. Please read the frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) and course descriptors before booking on training.
A new training calendar is released every quarter and extra dates may be added if there is a demand. Please click here if you’d like to join our mailing list to receive our quarterly training calendar and training updates.
All training is free to attend and is open to staff and volunteers working in Ayrshire and Arran across various sectors, such as:
- NHS
- Health and Social Care Partnerships
- Local authority
- Third sector/voluntary organisations