Suicide & Self-harm Prevention Resources
Webinars and resources are part of our combined efforts to create social impact for the suicide and self-harm prevention community — collaborating to move towards fewer lives lost.
Supporting Older Adults Who Self-harm
This resource accompanies the Storm Skills Training webinar Self-harm in Older Adults: Evidence from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England and summarises key findings from research conducted using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England. It aims to support learning, reflection and discussion for anyone supporting older adults.
Download PDFSelf-harm Myths & Misconceptions
In this webinar, we are joined by Jenny Ness and Keith Waters from the Derby site of the Multicentre Study of Self-harm, who challenge common myths and misconceptions about self-harm. Drawing on research and practice, they share practical insights for anyone supporting people experiencing distress.
Watch webinarWomen and Suicide
In this webinar, we're focusing on women and suicide. We're delighted to be joined by Emerita Professor Linda Gask and Dr Pauline Turnbull as we explore what the data tells us, whose experiences are being missed, and how we can improve practice to provide more effective interventions so fewer lives are lost.
Watch webinarSelf-harm in Older Adults
In this webinar, Anita and Jenny from the Derby Site of the McM present findings from a research paper examining self-harm among older adults using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England — one of the largest and longest-running self-harm surveillance systems in the world. The session explores how self-harm presents in people aged 60 years and over, highlighting key demographic patterns, clinical characteristics, and the circumstances surrounding hospital presentations.
Watch webinarA Conversation with Dr Karen Lascelles
In this conversation, Dr Karen Lascelles discusses her research into the experiences of informal carers supporting someone at risk of suicide. The discussion explores the challenges carers face, their support needs, their role in assessment and safety planning, and the importance of recognising and involving carers within suicide prevention policy, practice and training.
Watch nowStaying Safe from Suicide: A Cross-sector Approach
This webinar explores NHS England's Staying Safe from Suicide Guidance (April 2025), which marks a significant shift away from suicide risk prediction towards a more human and compassionate approach. Featuring conversations and presentations from those involved in developing the guidance, alongside academic researchers, people with lived experience, and professionals working across the suicide prevention community, the webinar examines key areas including safety assessment, formulation, and management.
Watch webinarTips for Talking About Suicide and Self-harm with Care, Clarity and Compassion
Talking about suicide and self-harm isn't easy, but it's essential. The language we use can help people feel seen, heard, and supported. For many across the suicide prevention and mental health community, these principles will be familiar. This resource offers practical, person-centred language tips to support safer conversations around suicide and self-harm - using words that are respectful, sensitive, and stigma-reducing.
Download PDFSuicide 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 the workplace BS 30480: Suicide and by the UK's national standards body, the British Standards Institution (BSI). In this resource, we show how Storm Skills Training meets the principles for commissioning suicide prevention training set out in Annex A of BS 30480. The sections that follow describe how our Version 5 training is designed, delivered, and continually evaluated to support safe, effective practice across a range of workplace contexts.
Download PDFStorm's Alignment with NHS England Guidance
On the 4th of April 2025, NHS England published new guidance on suicide risk assessment: 'Staying Safe from Suicide'. All NHS-commissioned services have been asked to adopt the principles in this new guidance, with strong encouragement for private and third-sector practitioners to adopt the same approach. The guidance outlines 10 key principles aimed at improving suicide prevention efforts. In this document, we highlight how Version 5 of Storm Skills Training aligns with these principles.
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