Lancashire and South Cumbria Suicide Prevention Training Consortium

The consortium is commissioned to provide a range of training, interventions and campaigns to help professionals and community members across Lancashire and South Cumbria grow in confidence and skills around talking about suicide and helping to prevent it. The training aims to address the high suicide rates within our area, and to tackle the harmful stigma surrounding suicide.

Some of the courses enable learners to receive an Orange Button to signify that they are happy to be a Connector for someone who is experiencing thoughts of suicide.

Lancashire Mind courses

Lancashire Mind runs a number of interactive online training sessions, which are for free for anyone who lives or works in Lancashire, including:

• Suicide First Aid
• Virtual Mental Health First Aid (adults)
• Understanding Self Harm
• Managing Mental Health in The Workplace
• Youth Mental Health First Aid
• Adult Mental Health First Aid

For more information, please email admin@lancashiremind.org.uk

Mental Wellbeing Training

Lancashire Mind can deliver in-house flexible training options to your workforce, from conferences to small groups and open access. All proceeds from their training stay in Lancashire to support the mental health and wellbeing of people across the county.

For more information on how Lancashire Mind can help you support your staff email admin@lancashiremind.org.uk

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First Aid Training

Heartbeat First Aid Training – More information here.

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Food hygiene courses

1. West Lancs College list Food Hygiene under short course provision: Apprenticeship Team 01695 52300 or email wlcapprenticeships@westlancs.ac.uk

(www.westlancs.ac.uk/employers/workforce-development)

2.  See The food safety team for West Lancs Borough Council link to their Food Hygiene Courses online enquiry service.

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Dementia Friends (Alzheimer’s Society)

To join online and become a Dementia Friend, go to:

https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/register-digital-friend (includes an awareness video).

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Makaton sign language training

Amanda Glennon, Regional Makaton Tutor (Inclusive Teaching Matters  07500 016544) offers Makaton sign language training to individuals and groups. Content, for example, covers how we communicate and core signs and symbols from the Makaton Charity.

Indicative cost: £12.50 pp with group discount and travel costs (on-site training). A one-day workshop has an indicative cost of £60 pp. Amanda can offer shorter-length workshops.

Contact amanda@itmatterscic.co.uk for further information (enquiries) and to book training.