Handling Suicide Sensitively

The ICB is running a free workshop on handling suicide sensitively and it is open to all partners across Lancashire and South Cumbria. If you feel there is anyone in your organisations, or that you work with, who you feel may benefit from attending, then please make them aware of this.

Handling suicide sensitively free workshop – 10 September
                                                                                         
Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, colleagues across the North West are being invited to attend a free online workshop on handling suicide sensitively.
 
Samaritans UK works closely with the media to support safe and informed coverage of suicide and has published its own media guidelines, but inappropriate reporting does still take place and this workshop will provide people that are involved in communication about suicide with the knowledge and skills to improve their confidence in challenging this locally.
 
The event will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 5 September from 9.30am-11.30am. The session will be delivered by Samaritans, hosted by Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
 
Register to attend here: Get your free ticket – Handling suicide sensitively: training session for North West communicators – Microsoft Teams (tickettailor.com)
 
Please note, this training is suitable for communications and engagement teams, press officers and others responsible for media enquiries following a suspected suicide, as well as quality and safeguarding teams and any other members of staff that may be involved in communication about suicide or handling local media and external enquiries – please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues.
 
If you have any questions about the event, please contact lscicb.media@nhs.net.