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We are a not-for-profit community interest company that delivers high-quality, evidence-based, self-harm and suicide prevention training.
🎥 Have you watched our "Staying Safe from Suicide" webinar yet?
It explores the newly published Staying Safe from Suicide Guidance from NHS England and what it means for professionals across sectors working to prevent suicide.
👉 Watch now: zurl.co/cLwHi
What does that look like in our training sessions?
- Active observation
- Skills practice (including role-play)
- Self-reflection
- Feedback
You can find out more about our training on our website: zurl.co/bpc3E
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Our self-harm and suicide prevention training goes beyond theory. With more than half the course dedicated to skills development, your team will leave not only informed, but confident in their ability to respond with compassion and a person-centred approach. 🩵
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💙 #FeedbackFriday: Social Work Team Leader, Rachel, shares that she found our course engaging and evidence-based, and that it helped her feel more confident in supporting people experiencing thoughts of suicide and self-harm.
Learn more: www.stormskillstraining.com/...
respond to and engage with students about these issues in a way that is safe and compassionate.
Have a read of our blog: zurl.co/ww3rd
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📢 In July 2025, the Department for Education released updated statutory guidance for Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) in England.
Our recent blog explores how we can support school teams to build confidence and develop the skills needed to... 🧵 (1 of 2)
"I’d recommend it for any frontline worker who wants confidence, structure, and evidence-based tools. The workbook is practical and helpful for everyday use."
Thank you for your feedback Sinead 🫶
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We’ve already received some lovely feedback from Sinead, a Psychotherapist, who shared:
"I am leaving with clear skills (engagement, collaborative safety planning, means-restriction, and problem-solving) that I can use with young people in my everyday work..."
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While the team has been busy helping to raise awareness this #WSPD, one of our brilliant consultants was delivering the final day of an Advanced Level Skills Training course in Self-harm and Suicide Prevention for professionals working with children and young people.
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It’s been a busy week so far at Storm Skills Training with training delivery, preparations for World Suicide Prevention Day, and getting ready for the very first meeting of our Training Evaluation and Quality Advisory Group (TEQAG), which takes place tomorrow.
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We've developed a resource that offers practical, person-centred language tips to support safer conversations around suicide and self-harm – using words that are respectful, sensitive, and stigma-reducing. 💙
Download a copy here: zurl.co/bWrSg
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🗨️ Language plays a powerful role in shaping understanding, reducing stigma, and creating safer spaces. Talking about suicide and self-harm isn’t easy, but it’s essential. The language we use can help people feel seen, heard, and supported.
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🌟 New resource: Tips for talking about suicide and self-harm with care, clarity and compassion 🌟
This year’s #WSPD theme, “Changing the Narrative on Suicide” calls on us to start the conversation and know how to move toward safety with the person.
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Join the conversations on social media today using #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WSPD #WSPD2025
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We encourage you to explore, share, and use these resources to support safer conversations, build compassionate responses, and create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and supported: zurl.co/ELSy3
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In our blog we've highlighted a selection of resources from across the suicide prevention community to help individuals, teams, and organisations engage with this year’s theme and contribute to changing the narrative on suicide.
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Together, we reaffirm our dedication to learn from those we’ve lost and the many lives we may have saved. While WSPD is a powerful moment to raise awareness, suicide prevention is something we must commit to every day, all year round, to build a culture of prevention.
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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). A day where our community comes together with one voice, united in our mission to reduce lives lost to suicide and self-harm. 💙
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We encourage you to explore, share, and use these resources to support safer conversations, build compassionate responses, and create spaces where people feel seen, heard, and supported: stormskillstraining.com/2025/09/01/w....
Let’s talk. Let’s listen. Let’s change the narrative.
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In this blog, we’ve highlighted a selection of resources from across the suicide prevention community to help individuals, teams, and organisations engage with this year’s theme and contribute to changing the narrative on suicide.
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While WSPD is a powerful moment to raise awareness, suicide prevention is something we must commit to every day, all year round, to build a culture of prevention.
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Each year, we come together to honour those who have been lost and those who carry the pain of loss or the struggles of living. Together, we reaffirm our dedication to learn from those we’ve lost and the many lives we may have saved.
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📢 World Suicide Prevention Day Resources now available!
It's World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on Wednesday, 10th September. It's a day where our community comes together with one voice, united in our mission to reduce lives lost to suicide and self-harm. 💙
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🔹 Info on our new Foundation Level Course
🔹 Research opportunities and more
Read a copy of our newsletter here: zurl.co/PUyxF
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WSPD #SuicidePrevention #StormSkillsTraining #Newsletter
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Highlights include:
🔹 A message from our CEO, Bianca
🔹 New resource: Talking about suicide and self-harm with care, clarity and compassion
🔹 World Suicide Prevention Day resources
🔹 Blogs on suicide prevention in schools and women’s mental health
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📬 Our newsletter went out on Friday!
In case you missed it, this special edition marks World Suicide Prevention Day (10 Sept) and includes resources, reflections, and updates from the suicide prevention community.
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📢 Our latest newsletter is now available to read online! 📨
This special edition marks World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), taking place on 10th September, and includes the latest news and resources from the self-harm and suicide prevention community: zurl.co/8hncx
🎥 Webinar Clip: Rosie & Jess from the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) reflect on NHS England’s new Staying Safe from Suicide Guidance & what it means for:
🔹 The NSPA & its members
🔹 People with lived experience
🔹 The wider suicide prevention community
Have a watch: zurl.co/LIEzP
Our training aligns with:
- NICE Guidance
- Health Education England (HEE) Framework
- NHS England’s "Staying Safe from Suicide" Guidance
Learn more about our training packages on our website: zurl.co/djRjU (6 of 6)
#SuicidePreventionTraining #SocialWork
Whether you're an experienced mental health professional or someone with little or no formal training who wants to better understand how to offer support, we have a course level to suit your needs. (5 of 6)
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