Help in a Crisis
Academy
Mind in West Essex

45 Stortford Road  
Great Dunmow  
CM6 1DQ

Registered Address  
The WEllbeing centre  
10-11 Corner House  
Bushfair  
Harlow  
CM18 6NZ

01371 876 641
[email protected]

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Help in a Crisis
Academy

So what do we do?

The Suicide Awareness Hub will give you the skills and confidence to be an informed friend for someone who is feeling suicidal.

We have a FREE 2.5 hour Suicide Awareness workshop (virtually or in person).

Aims of the Workshop:

To give you the confidence to have supportive conversations with people who are feeling suicidal, enabling them to access the help they need.

In the session we will discuss:

-The Law and language around suicide
-Suicide statistics
-Feelings and thoughts about people who are feeling suicidal
-What may be happening in a persons life that may lead to thoughts of suicide
-Additional risk factors for suicidal behaviours
-Possible warning signs of suicide
-Trusting our gut feelings
-Supportive conversations with people feeling suicidal
-Available support
-The importance of self-care
-Additional resources 

On completion of the workshop you will receive a certificate and the option for continued follow-up support:

  • Informal (a chance to offload)
  • Formal 1:1 support

You will have access to our online Training Academy where you will find a range of additional courses and further resources.

Workshop dates

Please select the date of the session you would like to attend.

Booking

Confidentiality & Data Protection

West Essex Mind is committed to maintaining confidentiality. All information about you is held securely and not shared with anyone outside our organisation without your permission , or unless exceptional circumstances occur. If you wish to see the records we hold about you please email us at [email protected]

Declaration

I declare that the information provided by me is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

A Zoom link will be sent out a few days before the workshop begins. Please check your spam/junk mail for the Zoom link and email [email protected] if not found. In person training takes place at one of our three venues; Great Dunmow, Harlow and Saffron Walden. Details of these venues will be sent out upon booking a course.

What does it mean to be a suicide awareness friend?

Being a friend is a commitment to be aware of how people are feeling. To have an understanding that people sometimes find themselves in situations that can be very difficult to move on from.

Being a friend is about being non-judgemental and to have conversations with people who may be going through difficult times, aiming for a positive outcome and signposting to the right professional service for that person. Being a friend is also talking about suicide awareness to the community if/when appropriate.

Being a friend is not about taking on any formal role nor manning a crisis service, nor ‘counselling’ someone.

It is about offering a kind, compassionate connection with someone feeling suicidal.