Suicide Awareness and Intervention
Why attend:
This training workshop teaches people a 3-step approach to suicide intervention
- Recognise when someone is thinking about suicide and ask
- Have a sensitive conversation to de-escalate distress and explore their options
- Help the person to stay safe and connect them to professional support
Discussions will:
- Explore the factors that lead someone to consider taking their own life
- Give participants the opportunity to build confidence, to competently facilitate a Suicide intervention
- Explore how to support themselves and others following a suicide intervention
Speaker Details:
Anita Malster is a leading mental health expert, with over 14 years’ experience in mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
Anita is on a personal mission to change the way that we think about mental health. Although we are moving far away from the stigma, there is still a long way to go. As she rightly points out, “When a plant is struggling to grow you don’t blame the plant – you change the environment to help it thrive. And I believe people are no different.”
Her approach to mental health training goes far beyond tick box compliance style training. Instead, Anita speaks directly from the heart. She talks passionately about her own lived experiences of panic attacks, anxiety, depression and agoraphobia to create a safe, inclusive and (even) fun environment for what can be a difficult subject.
Combining her scientific knowledge (Anita has a Master’s degree in the Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health from Kings College, London) with human empathy and real-life situations, Anita can spark new thought processes and create a better understanding of how mental health is a continuous journey for us all.
Anita takes individual approaches to each mental health training session because every person is individual in their experiences, attitudes and understanding of mental health.
For the past 14 years, Anita has connected with individuals in a way that makes them understand how to use their mental health training to support others.
How the training will be delivered: The training will be delivered through MS teams and will not be recorded. It will be delivered through a power point presentation, visual materials and facilitate case study discussions. Each trainee will receive a copy of the training presentation and relevant hand-outs for future reference.
Audience: This training is aimed at all organisations working with and supporting the public.
Cost: The cost to attend this training is £85 plus VAT. We can only accept card payment for this event and you will be required to make payment when booking your place. If you experience any technical difficulties when trying to book a place, this could be because our online payment system is not supported by Internet Explorer. Please check the web browser you are using.
Please contact us if you would like to make a block booking – discounted rates are available.
If you have any queries please contact Rachel Heathcock, Equity and Equality Manager, East of England LGA, email; rachel.heathcock@eelga.gov.uk
