FaithAction, as part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, are delighted to be launching an innovative new digital resource.
Wednesday, March 27 · 11am – 12:30pm GMT
Talking Faith in Suicide Prevention: FaithAction launch a new digital resource
FaithAction, as part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, are delighted to be launching an innovative new digital resource: Talking Faith in Suicide Prevention.
Developed in collaboration with representatives of 6 faith traditions, as well as front-line workers and people with lived experience(s) related to suicide and faith, the resource aims to upskill and empower frontline workers to engage in wholistic conversations around suicide prevention with adult members of the public. It recognises that faith can possess both protective resources or “assets” for suicide prevention and challenging factors that may require nuance and awareness when engaging in conversations.
Join this webinar to hear more about the development of this resource, live demonstration of content/navigation, as well as Q&A.
More about the resource:
This resource IS…
…A primer to support faith-informed conversations about suicide prevention and postvention with adult members of the public
…Designed to support general prevention conversations
…Designed to encourage faith and culturally-aware approaches to suicide prevention and postvention
This resource IS NOT…
…A comprehensive guide to suicide prevention and postvention
…Designed to support with crisis presentations or emergency situations
…A replacement for standard training on suicide awareness, prevention and postvention
Who is this resource for?
Front-line workers
People leading front-line teams
Anyone planning or implementing suicide prevention or postvention strategies in public or voluntary, community and faith sectors (VCFSE)
What do we mean by “front-line worker”?
We are using this term to mean anybody who may be interacting with patients/public in a professional capacity, and who may engage in conversations or consultations around suicide prevention. This may include:
- Health professionals within primary care/A&E
- Other allied health professionals and social care;
- Wider public services, e.g. police and fire services;
- VCSE and statutory helplines and services.
- Workers in other sectors (e.g. hospitality, retail) trained in mental health awareness/suicide prevention
This work has been funded through the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, jointly managed by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and UK Health Security Agency. It has also been developed in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster City Council, as part of a wider project looking at suicide prevention and faith and belief.
