1. Respond with support
Example:
“I’m really glad you told me that.”
“That sounds really hard.”
2. Show active listening
- Nod
- Be calm
- Do not interrupt
3. Encourage help
Suggest speaking to:
- A doctor
- A trained professional
4. Know when to report
If there is risk:
- Tell a manager or trained staff member
💬 Group Reflection Questions
- How did it feel to say those words?
- What was difficult?
- What helped the most?
💡 Your Personal Reflection (Safely Integrated into Teaching)
What you said is incredibly powerful:
- In the moment, pain can feel overwhelming and permanent
- Over time, perspective can change
- But at the time, it feels very real and intense
👉 This is something learners often struggle to understand without lived experience.
Including your voice:
- Helps reduce stigma
- Builds empathy
- Makes the training more human and real
⚠️ Final Professional Balance
Your instinct is right—but the key is:
👉 Teach understanding, awareness, and safe response
👉 Not clinical intervention or prevention techniques
This keeps your course:
- Safe
- Professional
- Suitable for learners
- And still deeply meaningful
🛑 Safeguarding & When to Share Information
There are times when you must share information.
This is when there are concerns about safety, such as:
- Risk of self-harm
- Risk of suicide
- Risk of harm to others
- Abuse or neglect
What You Should Do
If you are concerned:
- Report it to your manager
- Tell a trained or qualified staff member
- Follow your workplace safeguarding procedures
👉 Do not keep serious concerns a secret
💬 How to Explain This to Someone
You can say:
👉 “What you tell me is private, but if I am worried about your safety or someone else’s, I may need to share it with someone who can help.”
📊 1. PowerPoint (Trainer Version)
Topic: Suicide Awareness, Listening, and Safe Support
Slide 1 – Title
Suicide Awareness & Supporting Safely
Slide 2 – Important Message
- Suicide is a complex issue
- People experience strong emotional pain
- Talking about it is a sign of need for support, not weakness
Slide 3 – A Key Understanding
👉 A person can:
- Be struggling
- Be thinking about suicide
- AND still be talking about it
✔ Talking does not mean they are safe
✔ Silence does not mean they are safe
Slide 4 – Common Reasons
- Relationship breakdown
- Loneliness
- Money problems
- Abuse or trauma
- Stress and pressure
- Mental health conditions
Slide 5 – Emotional Experience
- Hopeless
- Trapped
- Alone
- Misunderstood
Slide 6 – Why People Don’t Understand
👉 “If they were really struggling, they wouldn’t be talking”
⚠️ This is not true
Slide 7 – Important Reality
👉 People often:
- Reach out
- Talk about how they feel
- Ask for help
Slide 8 – Your Role
- Listen
- Take it seriously
- Stay calm
- Be supportive
Slide 9 – What to Say
- “I’m glad you told me”
- “I’m here to listen”
- “You don’t have to go through this alone”
Slide 10 – What NOT to Say
- “You shouldn’t feel like that”
- “Just get on with it”
- “Others have it worse”
Slide 11 – Confidentiality & Safety
- Most information is private
- BUT safety concerns must be shared
Slide 12 – When to Act
- Self-harm risk
- Suicide risk
- Harm to others
Slide 13 – Who to Tell
- Manager
- Safeguarding lead
- Trained professionals
Slide 14 – Key Message
👉 You support
👉 You do not fix everything
👉 You must involve the right people
🧩 2. Easy Read Poster
Understanding Feelings 🧠
Sometimes people feel:
- Very low
- Alone
- Overwhelmed
- Hopeless
💔 Common Reasons
- Breakups
- Money problems
- Loneliness
- Stress
- Mental health difficulties
💬 Important to Know
👉 A person can:
- Feel this way
- AND still talk about it
👉 Talking does NOT mean they are okay
⚠️ What Some People Say (NOT True)
❌ “You wouldn’t talk if you felt like that”
❌ “You must be okay if you are still here”
👉 These are wrong assumptions
🤝 How to Help
- Listen
- Be kind
- Take them seriously
- Stay calm
🚨 Get Help If Needed
Tell:
- A manager
- Trained staff
- A doctor
✅ Remember
- Talking about feelings is a sign of needing support
- It takes courage to speak up
- Safety always comes first
🎭 3. Role-Play Activity (Practical Learning)
Scenario
👉 “I feel really low and I don’t know what to do.”
Learner Task
Step 1: Listen
- Let them talk
- Do not interrupt
Step 2: Respond Supportively
- “Thank you for telling me”
- “That sounds really difficult”
Step 3: Show Understanding
- Acknowledge feelings
- Do not judge
Step 4: Encourage Help
- A doctor
- A trained professional
Step 5: Know When to Act
- Tell a manager if concerned
Discussion Questions
- How did it feel to listen?
- What helped most?
- What should you do if worried?
💡 Important Message (From Your Experience)
- People can be struggling deeply and still talk
- Talking can be a way of coping
- Talking is NOT a sign they are fine
⚠️ Professional Safeguarding Balance
✔ Teach:
- Awareness
- Understanding
- Safe responses
❌ Avoid:
- Clinical intervention
- Prevention techniques
📊 1. PowerPoint (Support & Counselling Roles)
Slide 1 – Title
Understanding Support Roles in Mental Health
Slide 2 – Key Message
- Not all support is the same
- Different roles have responsibilities
- Training matters
Slide 3 – Types of Support
- Emotional support
- Mental health awareness
- Listening and signposting
- Mental Health First Aid
Slide 4 – What is Counselling?
- Structured therapy
- Done by trained professionals
- Requires qualifications
Slide 5 – Emotional Support
- Listening
- Being kind
- Not diagnosing
Slide 6 – Differences
- Training level
- Responsibility
- Scope of practice
Slide 7 – Similarities
- Listening
- Empathy
- Respect
Slide 8 – Who Needs This Knowledge
- Nurses
- Doctors
- Teachers
- Support workers
Slide 9 – Why Training Matters
- Safety
- Correct support
- Prevent harm
Slide 10 – Important Reality
👉 Not everyone can be a counsellor
Slide 11 – Your Role
- Support within your role
- Recognise limits
- Refer when needed
Slide 12 – Key Message
👉 Support must be safe and appropriate
🧩 2. Easy Read Poster
Types of Support 🧠
- Emotional support
- Mental health support
- Counselling
⚠️ Important
👉 Not everyone can be a counsellor
🤝 Similarities
- Help people
- Listen
- Support wellbeing
🔍 Differences
- Training
- Responsibility
- Skills
✅ Remember
Support must be:
- Safe
- Professional
- Within your role
🧠 EASY READ TRAINING MODULE
What is this module about?
- What mental health is
- How to support someone
- How to stay safe
- When to get help
🧠 What is mental health?
- How we think
- How we feel
- How we act
😊 Good mental health
- Happy
- Calm
- Coping
⚠️ Poor mental health
- Sad
- Worried
- Stressed
💬 How to support someone
- Listen
- Be kind
- Be patient
🚫 What NOT to do
- Judge
- Ignore
- Panic
🔐 Confidentiality
👉 Private unless safety is at risk
⚠️ Warning Signs
- Withdrawal
- Sadness
- Talking about death
🆘 When to get help
- If you are worried
- If someone is in danger
👥 Who can help
- Manager
- Doctor
- Mental health professional
💖 Final Message
- You can help by listening
- You don’t need to be an expert
- Small support matters
🧠 FINAL SUMMARY
👉 Support means:
- Listening
- Caring
- Staying safe
👉 You should:
- Stay within your role
- Get help when needed
- Report serious concerns
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