Opening Doors – a Suicide Prevention Learning Resource
Opening Doors – a Suicide Prevention Learning Resource
NHS England has published animation on suicide prevention to support staff on how to recognise signs of suicidal distress in themselves and others and the ways in which they can seek help. Called ‘Opening Doors’, the resource has been developed by the authors of the Zero Suicide training, in partnership with healthcare staff who have been impacted by suicide. The aim of this training is to:
- Raise awareness of suicide risk within healthcare colleagues.
- Enable staff to recognise signs of suicidal distress in themselves and others.
- Support healthcare staff to intervene if they are concerned that a colleague is suicidal, encourage help seeking behaviour and signpost to support.
- Challenge the stigma of seeking help within the healthcare community.
The training compliments the Suicide Prevention toolkit, which was included within the DHSC Suicide prevention strategy for England: 2023 to 2028.
The training is free to undertake and available on the NHS Learning Hub.
