Suicide awareness
Explore the latest policies and guidance on preventing suicide in community and custodial settings. This resource offers advice on how to support your understanding of suicidal thought and spot the early warning signs.
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This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.What will this resource give me?
- access to the latest NICE guidelines and quality standards on suicide prevention
- how to identify and care for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis
- toolkit to support nurses in the prevention of lesbian, gay and bisexual suicide
- supporting nurses’ knowledge and understanding around suicide
- how to spot any early warning signs
- what to do if you are suicidal.
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12 Jan 2024
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This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
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PDF Created On: 3 Jul 2025.
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