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Basics of Suicide Prevention

This course provides an overview of suicide prevention, including risk factors, warning signs, communication skills, and intervention techniques. Participants will learn to create safe environments, connect individuals to resources, and practice self-care.
  • Updated Jan 12, 2026
  • English
  • General Audiences - suitable for all ages
Learn in your language: every lesson can be translated on demand into 102 languages

What you'll learn

1. Recognize Risk Factors and Warning Signs.


2. Effective Communication Techniques: Engage in supportive conversations with individuals whether they are at risk or not.


3. Immediate Response Strategies: Implement steps to assist someone expressing suicidal thoughts.


4. Resource Connection: Refer individuals to appropriate professional and community resources.


5. Self-Care Practices: Maintain personal well-being while supporting others.

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Content

A Unique Suicide Risk Screening Tool. The Columbia Protocol, also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), supports suicide risk screening through a series of simple, plain-language questions that anyone can ask.

You might get stuck in being the helper that you forget about taking care of yourself. It can feel rewarding when you help people to the point where you feel good helping but sometimes when you forget to take care of yourself, it gets harder to continue to support others in need. Here are ways to take care of yourself!

Requirements

This topic is often seen as a sensitive topic depending on your personal experience whether you have direct experience or indirect experience.

You might have have an emotional or physical reaction to the information and always make sure to listen to your body.

You get to decide when you need to pause this course to take a step away and maybe grab a glass of ice water or get some fresh air.

Creator

Stephen Stott
@breathwork Founder - Embrace The Darkness LLC
  • 4 Learners
  • 2 Courses
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Founder - Embrace The Darkness LLC

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