Suicide Prevention training

Within this training menu you will find our current range of available training courses, with information and booking advice for each.

Please Note: If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know as soon as possible, so we can offer the place to someone else. Non-attendance to any training sessions may incur a £50 fee.

We want our training to be accessed by as wide an audience as possible and as there are limited places available across all of our training courses, we kindly ask that individuals only book themselves on to a maximum of 2-3 courses listed in this brochure.

This is to ensure that as many people as possible have access to attending a course of their choice.

Please note that those making too many multiple bookings across courses will have any additional booking(s) voided.

We also ask that you book training only in your own name, and not for colleagues/friends. Please ask them to book using their own details.

If you are a team interested in booking multiple places, please contact adam.brown@northlincs.gov.uk prior to booking to discuss options.

The training programme is aimed at many different sectors and organisations such as:

• Community Volunteers/Health Champions /Carers
• Community & Voluntary Sector
• Faith groups
• Mental Health & Wellbeing support groups
• Health professionals
• Adult and children’s safeguarding teams
• Education sector
• Housing and hostel services
• Alcohol and drug services
• Criminal justice agencies
• Pastoral care workers/foodbank
• Workforce sectors
• Community members with an interest in improving mental health and wellbeing for their friends, families, colleagues and communities.

Turning Trauma into Triumph – Adrian Ellis

To launch Men’s Health week, Public Health North Lincolnshire is once again collaborating with mental health advocate and founder of ACE Lived Experience, Adrian Ellis:

Monday 15 June 2026 – 11.30am – 12.30pm – Conference Room, Church Square House, Scunthorpe. Book you place now.

Adrian will share his personal journey following the tragic loss of his son, and provide practical guidance on recognising early warning signs, supporting others, and building resilience. Read further details.

As part of Men’s Health Week 2026, North Lincolnshire Council Armed Forces and public Health North Lincolnshire, in partnership with Scunthorpe Rugby Union Football Club (SRUFC), are hosting a special Peer Support Evening for the Armed Forces community.

Men within the Armed Forces and veteran community can often face unique challenges linked to transition, identity, isolation, mental health and asking for support. Creating safe opportunities for connection and conversation is an important part of improving wellbeing and reducing stigma.

This informal evening aims to bring serving personnel, reservists, veterans, family members and anyone with lived experience connected to the Armed Forces community together for connection, conversation and shared experience.

The session will focus on the importance of peer support, mental wellbeing, transition challenges and reducing isolation helping to create safe spaces where people feel able to talk openly and support one another.

What to expect

• Lived experience and personal stories
• Open discussion on challenges including identity, isolation and transition
• Opportunities to explore local peer support
• Connection with others from the Armed Forces community
• Information on local wellbeing and mental health support

Guest speaker

Pasha Munro, Former Royal Marine Commando

Pasha will share his personal journey and insights into transitioning from military to civilian life.

Monday 15 June 2026 – 6pm to 8pm, Heslam Park, Scunthorpe, DN16 2AG
email :armedforceshub@northlincs.gov.uk

Book your tickets now.

While Men’s Health Week highlights all aspects of men’s health, this training provides an important opportunity to focus on an area where too many men continue to struggle in silence. Workplaces have a vital role to play in creating cultures where conversations about mental health are normalised, support is accessible, and people feel able to ask for help.

This training supports organisations to strengthen their approach to suicide awareness, prevention, and mental wellbeing in the workplace, helping to create safer, more supportive environments for staff.

This is a full-day programme, combining:

1. Half-day Mental Health RSPH Workshop
2. Half-day RSPH Suicide Awareness and Prevention Workshop

Important: You required to attend both workshops.

Both workshops are RSPH and CPD accredited and delivered face-to-face by an experienced trainer. recommended.

Mental Health Workshop

A three-hour session to raise awareness of mental health and its varying states.
Objectives include:

• Understanding mental health and its spectrum
• Recognising healthy vs. unhealthy mental functioning
• Understanding stigma and its impact
• Exploring the effects of poor mental health on individuals, families, workplaces, and society
• Understanding stress, anxiety, and support strategies
• Learning effective, empathetic communication and appropriate signposting

Workshop Overview

Suicide Awareness and Prevention Workshop

A three-hour session designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to deliver safe and meaningful suicide prevention interventions.
Objectives include:

• Understanding suicide and its societal impact
• Recognising the precursors and pressures leading to suicidal states
• Challenging myths and stigma around suicide
• Demonstrating safe intervention skills
• Offering support to someone experiencing suicidal ideation
• Practising empathetic and compassionate communication

Public Health North Lincolnshire has teamed up with Grassroots Suicide Prevention again to deliver a series of training sessions focused on suicide prevention in the context of domestic abuse.

Suicide Prevention in the Context of Domestic Abuse: Half-day, Foundation

15 July 2026 – 9.30am – 1pm – Via Microsoft Teams – Book your place now.

Read further details.

Suicide Prevention in the Context of Domestic Abuse: Full-Day Perpetrators training

7 September 2026 – 9.30am to 5pm – John Leggott Sixth Form College, West Common Lane, Scunthorpe DN17 1DS (The Core). Book your place now.

Read further details.

Suicide Prevention in the Context of Domestic Abuse: Half-day, Foundation

8 September 2026 – 9.30am – 1pm – John Leggott Sixth Form College, West Common Lane, Scunthorpe DN17 1DS (The Core) Book your place now

Read further details.