SFA 01 - Suicide First Aid Lite Reviews

Really useful and informative. Would very much like to do the full day

It was a very informative session which has given me further insight and I feel in a better position to speak with someone experiencing thoughts of suicide

I feel my confident now about asking someone if they are suicidal, there was a lot of information in the sessions which was very useful

Very thought-provoking and informative; I particularly liked the practise of asking if someone was having suicidal thoughts and normalising this subject. Thank you.

I found the course well-paced and informative without being overwhelming, given the subject matter.

Really well ballanced course with good material and explanations.

Sometimes the subject of suicide can be treated so sensitively, it has a counterproductive effect which sweeps the subject matter under the carpet. This only serves to isolate someone in the role of support. Talking openly about suicide helped me to see someone struggling with life, as a person going through an overwhelming set of feelings, trying to cope, maybe trying to reach out or maybe hiding behind a smile. Either way i learnt a lot about approach, listening, holding and empathizing, leading to asking the question about their intentions of taking their own life. I liked the way of phrasing it as 'sometimes when people say they feel.....or say... they are thinking about taking their own lives, do you want to take your own life?'. It felt very empathetic to practice this in the session. I would feel much more comfortable being succinct in this way, because it doesn't presume I know they are going to do this, but allows the other person to answer the question feeling respected, if they do want to or they don't.

Amazing course. Thank you David

The training session was well structured and engaging he made people feel comfortable to ask questions, which contributed to discussions. This allows for staff to feel they can confidently apply these skills to their roles.

Really good training, very informative and helped make a taboo subject more acceptable to talk about.