04.04.2025
Derbyshire County Council has commissioned Harmless to deliver half-day training in Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Awareness & Managing Mental Health Conversations. Training is delivered either in-person or online (please check the listings for details) and is FREE for staff and volunteers who meet the criteria stated below.
Please note in order to qualify for this funded training opportunity, you must meet the following criteria:
a) A core part of your role involves working with Derbyshire County residents AND you work for a statutory or voluntary or community sector organisation (in either a paid role or volunteer role)
OR
b) You are a commercial organisation that has been offered training as part of Derbyshire County Council’s mental health and suicide prevention outreach project
You can book your place from the links on the following pages or speak to a member of the Harmless Academy team for more information or advice: training@harmless.org.uk NB: Online training is delivered via Zoom or MS Teams. Once registered, you will receive an email with login details for the session.
The Academy at Harmless (formerly known as Let’s Talk Training) is the training arm of Harmless – the national centre of excellence for self harm and suicide prevention.
Our expert team delivers a range of courses around issues of self harm and suicide prevention, suicide bereavement and mental health. The courses we provide always place people with lived experience at their heart, combined with the most upto-date, evidence-based knowledge.
With a strong emphasis on producing engaging and interactive content, our training brings expertise and dedication to both the teaching process and subject matter. We are committed to ensuring you get the most out of your learning experience with us so that you can practically apply the skills you learn.
Feedback from previous training: ‘The trainer was excellent. A very interactive session and I definitely would recommend. I have learned so much today – thank you.’
‘Well presented, relevant and very good material. Every single part was so informative and delivered brilliantly!’
For staff and volunteers from statutory, community and voluntary sector organisations working with Derbyshire County residents (excluding Derby City).
This course will build awareness and understanding of mental health, address stigma, provide details of resources and services, equipping the staff and volunteers with confidence and skills.
Sessions are delivered online via MS Teams unless otherwise stated
For staff and volunteers from statutory, community and voluntary sector organisations working with Derbyshire County residents (excluding Derby City).
This course will build general awareness and understanding of the topic of suicide and equip participants with skills and confidence to have supportive conversations with individuals who exhibit emotional distress.
Learning topics include:
TRAINING DATES 2025–2026
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