Our Evidence
STORM® Skills Training packages are based on academic research and best practice with a focus on real life experiences. Evidence underpins the content and methods of our training packages, and our unique formula is supported by academic research.
STORM® Evidence and Research
Doing ‘something’ to help someone in distress is valuable and important, but doing something with a sound evidence base can have greater benefit.
With an academic and clinical background with over 20 years’ experience, we know what works well in training and to help those in distress.

Based on Academic Research
- Developing and enchancing skills
- Improving attitudes
- Increasing confidence in helping someone who is in distress
- Health and social care
- Volunteer workers
- Schools and higher education
- Prisons
Peer Reviewed Publications STORM®Research & Evaluation Studies
An evaluation of the implementation of cascade training for suicide prevention during the ‘Choose Life’ initiative in Scotland – utilizing Normalization Process
Impact and acceptability of delivering skills-based training on risk management (STORM®) in Australian secondary schools.
Improvements to Suicide Prevention Training for Prison Staff in England and Wales
Evaluating STORM® skills training for managing people at risk of suicide
The effects on suicide rates of an educational intervention for front-line health professionals with suicidal patients (the STORM® Project).
An educational intervention for front-line health professionals in the assessment and management of suicidal patients (The STORM® Project)
Pilot study evaluation of suicide prevention gatekeeper training utilising STORM® in a British university setting.
Dissemination and implementation of suicide prevention training in one Scottish region
Developments in suicide prevention training for prison staff: STORM® and Beyond
The development, research and implementation of STORM® (Skills-based Training on Risk Management)
The principles of establishing training courses in risk assessment and management.
Teaching frontline health and voluntary workers to assess and manage suicidal patients
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Training opportunities with STORM®
Our Suicide Prevention and Self-harm Mitigation courses have been designed to accommodate the needs of people with differing levels of engagement and responsibility for safety planning.
In addition to our courses in Skills Training in Suicide Prevention and Self-harm Mitigation, we have some other training opportunities that you might be interested in; Reaching Out… Workshops, Starting the Conversation Workshops and #HeyAreYouOK Workshops for Workplaces.

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