DEAR WEBSITE READER

Welcome to my information on mental health and self-harm 'in house' training for the workforce of organisations. We will be shortly providing a distance learning with telephone coaching support, equivalent to one day's training, in mental health awareness and some basic suicide awareness for individual employees.

We are able to provide a first class service at very competitive costs due to the structure of our organisation.

FACTS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH

It is estimated that approximately 15% of the population in the UK suffer from Depression or anxiety disorders (Layhard R. LSE April 2006). 1 in 4 people suffer from some type of mental ill health in any one year.

The Suicide Prevention Annual Report on progress made in 2006, published April 2007 shows the target deadline at 2010 is slowly being met with a 7.4% reduction in deaths per 100,000 from the baseline dates beginning 2003.

KEY POINTS INCLUDE:

The overall rate of suicide amongst the general population is at the lowest rate on record, reduced in 2005, the most recent overall year recorded, after 2004.

There has been an encouraging reduction in suicide in young men under the age of 35; a sustained reduction in this group.

A fall in the number of suicides amongst mental health in- patients from 214 in 1997 to 154 in 2004 (latest figures available)

A 17% reduction compared with last year in self-inflicted prison deaths.

Further information on the National Strategy report can be found at www.nimhe.cisp.org.uk

OUR TRAINING

We can offer you 'off the shelf' or bespoke designed training days which are split into modules. You can mix and match these modules from different training topics to build a training day to meet your specific needs; alternatively we can advise you on the content according to your needs.

The aims and objectives, learning outcomes and training timetables, a 'virtual tour' of our 'Off the shelf ' training days are available on request. We can also provide learning outcomes tables for a bespoke course.

An example of a typical 'virtual tour' can be found in the PDF's below

We can provide half-day workshops if you prefer, and consecutive days on different subjects.

The 'off the shelf' and bespoke courses cover:

	Mental health
	Mental health awareness
	Working with people having mental ill health
	Suicide risk assessment
	Suicide awareness and risk reduction
	Self-harm risk assessment
	Self-harm awareness and reduction

Fact sheet 7 'Training Topics Menu' in the PDF below covers the broad spectrum of the topics we cover in these subjects.

The packages are mainly designed for people who work with or may come into contact with adults suffering some type of mental ill health such as:

All types of employers and their employees including:

	NHS
	Social Workers, including ASW's
	Government staff i.e. benefits and frontline staff
	Housing and residential care workers
	Probation and Prison staff
	Voluntary sector workers such as CAB
	Teachers and Youth workers
	Private healthcare and nursing staff

Our costs are competitive and in some cases can include accommodation.

	Factsheet 7 our services and training topics menu
	Sample bespoke virtual tour
	Sample aims and objectives bespoke training
	Clients and Panic Attacks Training
	Self harm training aims and objectives
	Peter Christison CV

CONTACT US

For further information either: telephone Peter Christison (01903) 742434 or mobile 0778 78 66 339 or e-mail him at info@healthymindsinyourworkplace.com

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