Suicide: Helpful resources

Page last updated March 10th 2025

Many different practitioners may come into contact with clients who are considering or threatening to take their own life which is a very difficult situation for a practitioner who does not normally deal with severe mental health concerns.

Learning from Safeguarding Adult reviews suggest that it is important for practitioners and famlies  to have some guidance regarding this extremely difficult situation.

Slough Safeguarding Partnership has worked with Public Health Colleagues and Mental Health Practitioners to develop guidance which includes support for practitioners working with adults and children and young people who are at risk of suicide ideation.

Click on the link below to access the guidance.

Guidance for Practitioners to support adults, children or young people at risk of suicide ideation

A website containing useful resources (including training and downloadable resources for preventing suicide in Young people. Youth Suicide Prevention Skills | CALM C.A.R.E. Kit 

See below helpful information to help those supporting someone following a suicide attempt;

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/media-library/documents/public-health/professionals/supporting-someone-following-a-suicide-attempt.pdf