Suicide is an increasingly worrying issue for the Dublin 12 community and a major risk factor for those using drugs and alcohol. D12 LDATF has began rolling out Skills Training on Risk Management (STORM) training to all frontline workers in Dublin 12. This is an evidence based programme developed by the University of Manchester and is regarded as the gold standard in suicide brief interventions.
Two-day training course in suicide prevention and intervention

STORM® (Skills-based Training On Risk Management) is a training for frontline workers that addresses how to assess suicide risk, how to put in place a safety plan and how to prevent a new crisis to occur by developing a postvention safety plan.

It is a training highly recommended for all those who work in drugs project, youth services, prisons, emergency services, health care, schools, and for any organisation who’s service users are at high risk of suicide and self-harm.
STORM training

• Allows people to build on their skills, learn and practice new ones, as well as building confidence to ask the difficult questions in the right way.
• Valuable opportunity to network and share experience, knowledge and expertise.
• Flexibility in implementation of the model
• Uses interactive methods that are known to develop skills including video work and role play

Attendance is free and lunch will be provided.
For more information please call Grainne on 07669 55657 or email amy.carroll@hse.ie
Please note that we can only offer this training to those working in the Canals and Dublin 12 areas.