Currently all our suicide awareness training is now being delivered online.

Every Mind Matters has released expert advice and top tips on how to look after your mental wellbeing if you need to stay at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It also includes guidance if you’re feeling worried or anxious about the outbreak.
Please visit: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/

Derbyshire County Council have also created a website to provide the people of Derbyshire with information about a variety of issues (including emotional health and wellbeing) relating to coronavirus. Please see the Derbyshire County Council website pages.

In the meantime if you need more urgent assistance please see the “Help in a crisis” section below.

Why do we need Suicide Awareness Training?

On average, 16 people kill themselves each day in the UK. 

Men are 3 times as likely to take their own lives as women. 

RAD's suicide awareness project exists to raise awareness and help prevent suicide. We believe that suicide is everybody’s concern, and that individual tragedies can be prevented.

RAD has been delivering suicide awareness training (SAT) throughout Derbyshire since 2009.

What training do we provide?

We deliver SAT which is free to delegates in Derbyshire (excluding Derby City) and is funded by Public Health at Derbyshire County Council.

We can also deliver private SAT seminars for your organisation. To discuss your requirements and pricing please contact us using the form below. 

SAT Private Training Enquiry Form

For general enquiries please email [email protected]

Who is free SAT training for?

This event is only available for people in Derbyshire (excluding Derby City) working either in a paid or voluntary capacity within the public (particularly vulnerable groups at greater risk of suicide and self-harm) or acting as community representatives.

Please note that registering your place on Eventbrite does not guarantee a place for you on the course. Registrations will be reviewed to ensure that places are given to delegates who meet the above criteria.

What does the training cover?

This free half-day training enables participants to:

• Examine their own attitudes and those of society 
• Find out about (and challenge) the myths that surround suicide
• Discover possible suicide risk factors and warning signs
• Find out how they might help someone at risk of suicide
• Take advantage of a great networking opportunity

How do I book?

We are now offering further Suicide Awareness Training dates:

8th June 2022

14th June 2022

20th June 2022

4th July 2022

13th July 2022

11th August 2022

To see availability and to request a place, please follow the links above for each date and complete the registration process.

Visit our Training page for more details on the training seminars and how to book them or email [email protected].

If you have a question or you would like to enquire about the training, please complete the Enquiry Form.

Help in a crisis

If you're thinking about suicide or going through a difficult time, you don’t have to face these thoughts and feelings alone, help is available.

Mental health support is available to Derby and Derbyshire residents of all ages through a mental health support line. 

Call 0800 028 0077 - this is a freephone number and calls from landlines or mobiles should be free. The support line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Call the Samaritans on 116 123 (free 24 hours) https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us

Get help for yourself now: https://www.startaconversation.co.uk/get-help-now

Help someone else: https://www.startaconversation.co.uk/worried