Suicide Prevention

We support Gloucestershire's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to thrive.We do this through the following:Leadership and AdvocacyWe convene organisations, voices and communities to influence statutory partners.We promote the collective strength of the VCSE sector.Partnerships and CollaborationWe support links with statutory partners and businesses to ensure the sector’s voice is heard.We create spaces for VCSE organisations to connect and share practice.Capacity BuildingWe promote learning and resilience to ensure that VCSE organisations stand stronger to continue serving our communities effectively.Volunteering SupportThrough Go Volunteer Glos, we strengthen the volunteer journey - inspiring volunteers to step forward and ensuring volunteering is a valued driver of community welllbeing.I﻿f you'd like to find out more about us, you can visit our website athttps://www.glosalliance.org.ukor contact our team via info@glosalliance.org.uk.

Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance

Build skills to identify suicide risk and link people to support that can help them choose to live.

The Growth Hub, University of Gloucestershire, Oxstalls Campus. GL2 9HW

This half-day safeTALK training session will be delivered by Sunflowers Suicide Support. Sunflowers is a Gloucestershire charity dedicated to reducing suicide and supporting those bereaved by suicide. The training aims to create a supportive workplace culture and equip frontline staff with the skills to recognize and respond to suicide risks among service users.Course objectives<ul><li>Notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts may be present</li><li>Recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked</li><li>Move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide</li><li>Apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, KeepSafe, and Know community resources and how to connect someone with thoughts of suicide to them for further suicide-safer help.</li></ul>This training is ideal for frontline staff and volunteers working in the VCSE sector who want to build confidence in supporting people at risk of suicide. It provides practical skills to make a real difference in your workplace and community.Tea and coffee will be served on arrival (from 9am). Lunch will not be provided, please bring your own.Important informationThis course is fully funded for VCSE groups &amp; organisations delivering services in Gloucestershire. To enable as many groups &amp; organisations to access this course, we limit bookings to two per organisation. Please note we only accept bookings from individuals attending the course and we are unable to accept multiple bookings in one name. If you would like to book more than two spaces, please email bookings@glosvcsalliance.org.uk and we will aim to accommodate individual needs where possible.Our events are often over-subscribed and we will activate our wait list process if this happens. We advise anyone interested in booking a place to book asap.Please ensure that you read our Terms &amp; Conditions of Booking before you book your place:<a href="https://www.glosalliance.org.uk/book-now/booking-terms-conditions" title="https://www.glosalliance.org.uk/book-now/booking-terms-conditions" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Booking Terms &amp; Conditions</a>If you book a place and cannot attend for any reason, please email bookings@glosvcsalliance.org.uk asap so that we can allocate your place to someone else.If you have any enquiries about this course, please email bookings@glosvcsalliance.org.uk and a member of our team will get back to you.We look forward to welcoming you on 2 December.The Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance team

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}