We're facing challenging times... so it's never been more crucial to know what to do if you're faced with someone so distressed they're thinking about suicide.

To make sure you're prepared, join Malcolm Hanson live online for his life-saving suicide intervention day – he has a wealth of hands-on experience at helping seriously distressed people, having working for many years in the NHS with complex, severe cases, and now with refugees and veterans.

Tuesday 14th March 09;30 to 4pm

On How to reduce suicide risk Malcolm guides you through the clear, practical steps of what to say and do, how to assess risk, and how to build in expectation of positive change from the start – this knowledge saves lives, and will help you feel more confident by knowing how best to help.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and work through a wide variety of case scenarios to embed your learning.

What You Will Learn

When people can’t envisage an end to their difficulties, particularly in highly challenging times, a slump into depression can all too quickly spiral down into suicidal thoughts, plans and suicide attempts. Or the negative trance state of depression itself may beguile people into thinking that there is no other way out of their hopelessness.

Suicide is now the most common cause of death in men aged 17 to 34. The highest suicide rate is in men aged 45–49; in women, it is highest in those aged between 50–54.1   It’s therefore essential to know how best to help.

Anyone working with distressed people wants to keep them safe, to give them the hope they need that circumstances can change for the better, and to provide the skills for coping until that comes about. The human givens approach, by working with the givens of human nature, offers the most powerful and organic way to achieve this.

Tutor Malcolm Hanson, an HG practitioner, draws on his wealth of relevant experience working with highly distressed people as he takes you clearly through the essential steps to take when faced with someone who feels suicidal. For nine years he worked as a psychotherapist in NHS primary care in an area of extreme deprivation, and has over many years seen patients referred by GPs, social workers, psychiatrists, police and probation officers for complex issues.

He has helped clients experiencing multiple trauma, chronic pain and terminal illness, clients struggling with uncertain asylum status or facing deportation, and also victims of human trafficking – a tragic range of circumstances in which even the most resilient may sometimes sink into despair.

On this important workshop he will share what he has learned to give you the knowledge and assurance you need to work confidently and respectfully with clients struggling to find reasons to stay alive – building in expectation of positive change from the start.

You will also have plenty of time for group discussion and for working through a wide variety of case scenarios.

How to reduce suicide risk