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Self-harm Myths & Misconceptions Webinar
Welcoming Ireland’s New Strategy to Reduce Suicide and Self-harm
Storm Skills Training welcomes Ireland’s new Connecting for Life 2026–2035 strategy to reduce suicide and self-harm through compassionate, person-centred care.
Women and Suicide Webinar
Suicide and the Workplace: How Storm Skills Training Aligns with BS 30480
November 2025 marked an important milestone for workplace safety and wellbeing with the publication of BS 30480: Suicide and the workplace by the UK’s national standards body, BSI (The British Standards Institution).
NCISH Annual Report 2026
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH) has released its Annual Report for 2026.
My Baton of Hope Journey: Creating Connection, Inspiring Change
We need a gender-informed approach to suicide prevention
The Silent Weight We Carry: Suicide’s Impact on Mental Health Professionals
World Suicide Prevention Day Message & Newsletter from CEO Bianca Romanyk
In this blog, our CEO Bianca Romanyk shares an important message marking World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) and introduces our WSPD edition of the newsletter, filled with the latest news and resources for the suicide prevention community.
Suicide Prevention in Schools: Training for Staff to Meet the New RSHE Guidance
Resources for World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 – Changing the Narrative on Suicide
Introducing our Foundation Level Suicide Prevention Training
New research explores staff perspectives on the challenge of managing self-harm in inpatient mental health settings
Do we know enough about why women take their lives? – A blog by Professor Linda Gask
Support youth mental health research: Share this opportunity with young people aged 13–25
Do you work with young people aged 13–25 who might be interested in sharing their views on improving young people’s mental health services?
Resources for Mental Health Awareness Week – 12th to 18th May 2025
May 2025 Newsletter highlights – Suicide prevention news
Staying Safe from Suicide Guidance released by NHS England: How Storm Skills Training aligns with the key principles
New report by the Suicide Prevention Consortium – Suicide prevention principles: from policy to practice
NCISH Annual Conference 2025: Bookings now open
Bookings are now open for the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH)’s annual conference taking place on the 8th May 2025.
A conversation with Dr Karen Lascelles: The importance of informal carers in suicide prevention – supporting the support network
The APPG on Suicide and Self-harm Prevention: New inquiry report released
NCISH Annual Report 2025
NSPA webinar opportunity: Involving young people with lived experience in suicide prevention
The NSPA’s next webinar will showcase meaningful involvement of young people with lived experience of suicide.
Designing a better self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults
Researchers at the University of Nottingham are developing an adapted self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults. This study is trying to find out how well the new tool performs so it can be used in future research to develop support for autistic people who self-harm.
Interim report by HSSIB: Creating conditions for learning from deaths and near misses in inpatient and community mental health services: Assessment of suicide risk and safety planning
In September 2024, the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) released an interim report: “Creating conditions for learning from deaths and near misses in inpatient and community mental health services: Assessment of suicide risk and safety planning”.
A new NCISH study explores suicide-related internet use (SRIU) among mental health patients in the UK
A new NCISH study led by Research Associate & PhD candidate, Lana Bojanić, aims to understand the prevalence and characteristics of patients who died by suicide between 2011-2021.
Interview with Alice Hendy – Founder and CEO of R;pple
We recently had the opportunity to interview Alice Hendy, the incredible Founder and CEO of R;pple. R;pple is a 24/7 mental health signposting service that provides free digital intervention and confidential support to those searching for harmful online content.
Moving towards Individualised Risk Management
The NICE clinical guidance on self-harm, updated in 2022, brought a significant shift in approach to risk assessment and management.
Preventing suicide: assessing and supporting those with no fixed address
At the end of 2023, our CEO Bianca had the pleasure of having a conversation with Professor Sir Louis Appleby about the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England 2023-2028. For many, Louis needs no introduction.
Finding the words: How to support someone who has been bereaved or affected by suicide
Finding the words: How to support someone who has been bereaved and or affected by suicide
Supporting people bereaved by suicide who are neurodivergent: A guide by Support After Suicide
Support After Suicide has created a guide ‘Supporting People Bereaved by Suicide who are Neurodivergent’ for professionals working with adults and young adults who have been bereaved or affected by suicide and are, or might be, neurodivergent.
Bookings are now open for our Intermediate course, launching this September!
At the end of 2023, our CEO Bianca had the pleasure of having a conversation with Professor Sir Louis Appleby about the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England 2023-2028. For many, Louis needs no introduction.
Have you reserved your place for the NSPA member webinars being held this month?
Have you reserved your place for the NSPA member webinars being held this month?
Suicide Bereavement Guides for those bereaved by suicide in the Armed Forces community
Suicide Bereavement UK have developed guides for those bereaved by suicide in the Armed Forces community.
Supporting autistic children and young people through crisis: Resource from Autistica
At the end of 2023, our CEO Bianca had the pleasure of having a conversation with Professor Sir Louis Appleby about the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England 2023-2028. For many, Louis needs no introduction.
Nurturing a learning culture: Building hope and collaboration in self-harm and suicide prevention (My reflections on the NSPA conference)
I go to the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) Conference to be amongst like-minded people. By being there we are taking action to prevent suicide and self-harm, so fewer people take their own life.
Two reports published by NCISH offer valuable insights for the self-harm and suicide prevention community
Two new reports have been published by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH).
Resources for Children’s Mental Health Week: 5th – 11th February 2024
This year, Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week is back with the theme “My Voice Matters.”
My Voice Matters is about empowering children and young people by providing them with the tools they need to express themselves.
A conversation with Professor Sir Louis Appleby on the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England
At the end of 2023, our CEO Bianca had the pleasure of having a conversation with Professor Sir Louis Appleby about the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England 2023-2028. For many, Louis needs no introduction.
Enhancing patient safety: The journey of Storm Skills Training at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Trust
A glimpse behind the scenes at Storm Skills Training: 15th – 19th January 2024
It’s been another busy week for the team here at Storm Skills Training! Here’s a sneak peek of just some of the things that have been going on
Introducing open courses for individuals
Three questions with: Linda Gask
Research call: Practitioner views of the CaTS-App
The University of Nottingham are inviting professionals working across different settings with young people who have self-harmed to share their views on the CaTS-app – which aims to improve shared understanding and assessment of self-harm between young people and professionals.
