suicide prevention
Mental Health Learning exists to fill the skill-gap in suicide prevention care and intervention. Our goal is to empower individuals and organisations with vital mental health skills, helping to create positive, pro-active and supportive environments that can contribute to the prevention of suicide in our communities.
Why suicide prevention matters
5,717 deaths by suicide were registered in 2024, 61 more than in 2023.*
With a rise in mental ill-health, there is an ever increasing need for all individuals to understand how to spot signs of distress, effectively respond, and support a person in need.
While 74% of people are comfortable talking to friends/family about mental health generally, this drops to 45% for specific conversations about suicide, so it is vital that we equip ourselves to start the conversation.**
*UK Statistics, 2024
**Samaritans, 2026
SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING COURSES
ASIST
Applied Suicide Prevention Skills Training
This course teaches you how to conduct a full suicide intervention. You will learn the tools and confidence to best support a person at risk, help them create an effective suicide Safety Plan and follow-up the intervention.
Workplace Safety
Supporting Employees with Thoughts of Suicide
This course is designed for Line Managers and HR Managers to increase their awareness, understanding and confidence when supporting employees at risk of suicide, in order to prevent suicide in the workplace.
SAFETALK
Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Become a “Suicide Alert Helper”.
At a safeTALK workshop, you’ll learn how to prevent suicide by recognising signs, engaging someone, and connecting them to an intervention resource for further support.
about mental health learning
Mental Health Learning was founded in 2018 as a consultancy and training provider to support places of education and workplaces.
Our mission is to ensure that skills continue to grow amongst those who are most likely to see the signs of mental ill-health, self-harm, and thoughts of suicide. Our motivation is that our trainees can recognise these signs, then intervene to reduce harm in your place of education or workplace.
We exist not to tick a box, but to make a difference; to teach real-life skills. We work with you and your team to understand your needs and provide the training that is most suitable for you. If it’s not one of our regular courses, we will develop a bespoke course specifically for you. All our training is evidence based, and a number of our courses are accredited.
“Very good training and trainers – Both very knowledgeable, allowed time to answer questions and explore self learning. Lots of opportunity to role play and practice using the intervention and plan.”
ASIST participant
“Alice was extremely knowledgeable, & delivered the content sensitively.”
SAFETALK PARTICIPANT
“The facilitators were thoughtful and respectful and provided variety in learning to support peoples different learning styles.”
ASK PARTICIPANT
“Alice and Simon were very aware of our wellbeing and looked after us when dealing with heavy subject matter. They were very relatable and approachable.”
ASK PARTICIPANT
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