NSW Health Core Suicide Prevention Training
“A significant proportion of people who die by suicide have had contact with a health professional in the weeks prior to their suicide. It is therefore essential that health staff identify people at risk of suicide and prevent suicide by implementing effective management strategies, including referral to relevant services for further assessment and expert supports.”
Reference: Clinical care of people who may be suicidal PD2016_007
Overview
To support local suicide prevention strategies, NSW Health engaged HETI’s Mental Health Portfolio to develop and implement Core Suicide Prevention Training. This module serves as an update to the previous NSW Health Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention e-Learning course, refining messaging regarding the essential components of providing initial support for a person who may be suicidal.
The NSW Core Suicide Prevention Training online module is accessible for all NSW Health staff via My Health Learning. It provides foundational information to support NSW Health staff identify that someone may be in distress, engage with the person and act to optimise the person’s safety.
Please login to My Health Learning to access the NSW Health Core Suicide Prevention Training Module (208562351).
HETI has developed two key programs to support NSW Health staff to respond to people who may be suicidal.
- NSW Health Core Suicide Prevention Training
- Clinical Care of People Who May Be Suicidal: Education and Training Initiative (COPSETI) *For Mental Health Clinicians*