Helping People at Risk of Suicide or Self-Harm

Synopsis: This video forms part of a suicide-prevention training package (STORM), available to organisations, and delivered by trained facilitators. Full details at www.storm.man.ac.uk

The tape is aimed at all frontline health workers who come into contact with potentially suicidal people. The aim of the teaching programme is to develop confident skills in assessing suicidal risk and to improve techniques in managing situations where people are at risk of self-harm. The tape is illustrated with role-played scenarios in four sections: Assessment, Crisis Management, Problem Solving, and Crisis Prevention.
The tape is accompanied by a manual.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2003
Documentation: Accompanying manual
Subjects: Social welfare; Mental Health and Counselling
Keywords: counselling; depression - medical; suicide; self harm

Name: University of Manchester, School of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences
Contact: Nick Jordan (Producer)
Email: nick.jordan@manchester.ac.uk
Web: http://www.people.man.ac.uk/~mdphwnj/videos.htm External site opens in new window
Phone: +44 (0)161 276 6682
Fax: +44 (0)161 273 2135
Address: Nick Jordan, Video Producer
Mental Health and Neurodegeneration Research Group
Research School of Community Based Medicine
University of Manchester
Manchester
M23 9LT

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