SFA 11 - SFA:USI Children & Young People reviews

4.8 (741 reviews)
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Practical language, frameworks and safety-planning tools give attendees confidence to ask direct questions about suicide and support children and young people. They describe knowledgeable, compassionate trainers who make a difficult subject feel safe, manageable and stigma-free through clear explanations, real-life examples, discussion and occasional role play. Well-structured sessions offer a comfortable pace, reflection and useful workbooks and resources, with learning readily applied in professional practice.

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This course was really useful to me, as although I have experience of supporting students who have suicidal thoughts, it has given me a deeper understanding of why it might happen, how people may present and the language and scripts which I can use when supporting a YP. The pace of the day was perfect. The venue was a blessing, as airconditioned on one of the hottest days this year! The trainer was engaging and knowledgably and very approachable. Loved it!

Sharon T · 06 Jul 2026
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The course was delivered in a very practical way. There was always clarity on how the model of deescalation is being explained. There is a clear framing on what the core beliefs are, what to expect and how to handle the difficulties. Overall, every minute gave us useful handy tips.

Yeng C · 06 Jul 2026
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Exceptional course with an excellent tutor. Joy lives up to her name, what a beautiful human with a wonderful ability to inspire confidence in others on such a stigmatized and difficult subject.

Emily T · 06 Jul 2026
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Fantastic relatable tutor - excellent real life examples , facts and policies shared. Brilliant resources and wonderful venue ! Thank you Sherry and Kelly's Heroes

Lisa G · 05 Jul 2026
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A great course, a lovely small group so that you felt safe and confident to share. Well delivered and a lovely venue with a lovely garden to sit in for lunch.

Kathy H · 04 Jul 2026
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Very informative my only criticism is that we sat down too long and needed more interactive tasks to move around ! But content very informative Thank you

Claire P · 18 Jun 2026
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This was an thoroughly engaging and edifying experience.

Alycia T · 18 Jun 2026
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I feel much more confident in being able to spot the signs and ask

Melissa H · 18 Jun 2026
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I'll never be totally confident in this but I liked the stock phrases and feel I could use these. "Sometimes when people ... they think about taking their own lives. Do you think about taking your own life?"

Laura W · 18 Jun 2026
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Alex really helped me to think about how the young person may be feeling and how we can support them.

Laura P · 18 Jun 2026
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