Supporting Someone in Crisis: Ask, Stay, Connect
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Recognise when a colleague may be in crisis, ask directly about suicide, stay with them and connect them to help, then look after yourself.
- Assign to
- People who may be the first to hear it
- Duration
- 30 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Notice signs a colleague may be in crisis.
- Ask directly and calmly about suicide.
- Stay with them and connect them to the right help.
- Be honest about confidentiality, and look after yourself afterwards.
The course
- 01Recognising a crisis
- 02Asking directly
- 03Getting help now
- 04Afterwards
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Find the four signs”, learners spot the red flags in a realistic document and see the effect of each choice. In “23:42”, a chat, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “Words that open the door” and “Jordan’s night”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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