Suicide Prevention

GRASSROOTS Suicide Prevention (GSP) to work with the Merchant Navy Welfare Board to design tailored suicide prevention training for seafarers, fishers and dependents.
• The training will focus on developing skills in spotting signs of thoughts of suicide, and responding, by taking a compassionate, trauma informed and person-centered approach to encourage help seeking behaviour and safety planning.
• The training will also focus on developing an understanding of vicarious (secondary) trauma, based on the impact of supporting people who may have been through challenging circumstances/trauma.

Course Dates 

Tuesday 19th August

9:30am – 1:00pm