Eligibility for a funded training place

This training has been funded by Public Health at East Sussex County Council. To be eligible for a funded place you must currently be working or volunteering in East Sussex. If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information please contract Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.

As a guide, training places are initially limited to 3 places per course, per organisation. However, for larger organisations further places may be available. If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information please contract Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.

Course Content

During the workshop you will have an opportunity to explore any personal or professional experiences with suicide. You will also have space to examine your own attitudes about suicide and people who are at risk of suicide. Space is allowed to focus on how your experiences with suicide impact on your beliefs and attitudes about using suicide first aid.

You will also have an opportunity to better understand the needs of a person at risk of suicide and how to use suicide first aid to meet those needs. Some of the learning will take place in the whole group of participants and some in smaller workgroups. You will learn and practice a model of suicide intervention.
Your workshop trainers will be available to offer support and will work hard to create a learning atmosphere where participants can also encourage and support each other and have some fun.

The workshop can be tiring and it is important you try to leave the evenings free to relax. Participants from previous courses have suggested that we let future participants know how tiring the course can be, so please do plan some time for you before and after the course.

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Getting to the Venue

Please see the venue's website for location details here.

Timings & Breaks

The course runs from 9am to 5pm on both days. It is essential that you attend both days for the full duration. Please arrive promptly in the morning – we promise to finish on time! We will have an hour lunch break on both days and we try to have two short breaks each morning and afternoon.

Refreshments

Tea and coffee with be provided during break times. Lunch will not be provided, so you are advised to bring your own lunch, or use the shops close to the centre.

Cancellations

If you have been allocated an East Sussex County Council funded place it is our policy to charge a fee (currently £50 for ASIST) for non-attendance with less than one week’s notice. This is because there are certain costs that we incur in organising the course and these are non-refundable at short notice. We have introduced this policy because if we are unable to demonstrate good attendance to our funders it will be more difficult to secure future funding for these courses.

Whole Courses & Bespoke Training

Whole Courses are a cost-effective way of training a whole team of staff or volunteers. Bespoke Training Courses can be developed and delivered by arrangement. We can design training to suit different settings; e.g. acute, residential, educational, corporate and community; different client groups and organisation with specific needs. Please contact us to discuss your exact training needs.