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Preventing Student Suicide
- Birmingham Seminar
15 April 2009
One of the UK’s leading experts in suicidal behaviour, Professor Nav Kapur, is the keynote speaker at a one-day student suicide prevention seminar being organised by PAPYRUS, the national charity dedicated to prevention of young suicide. It takes place on Thursday 11 June 2009 at the Conference Centre, Birmingham City Football Club. Professor of Psychiatry and Population Health at the Centre of Suicide Prevention, University of Manchester, Nav Kapur will speak on developing simple treatments for self harm.
Every year in the UK between 600 and 800 young people between the age of 15 and 24 take their own lives. Some of them are students - a concern to everyone engaged in universities and further education. If student welfare, counselling or support is your responsibility this seminar is a ‘must’.
The seminar programme provides an insight into some of the predisposing factors and possible signs of suicidal behaviour, information on good practice and guidance on how the charity’s resources can be used to support staff and students.
Amanda Leon, head of student services at Bath Spa University, will speak on duty of care and aftercare. Sharon Mallon, RaPSS researcher, will present Responses and Prevention in Student Suicide - the RaPSS study, commissioned by PAPYRUS with the support of The Big Lottery.
The RaPSS study confirmed the need for a training resource that would help university and college staff understand what part they can play in preventing suicide and how to support friends and family of a student who has taken their own life.
Each delegate will receive a free copy of the PAPYRUS Suicide Prevention Guide for Universities and Colleges that responds to needs highlighted in the study. It includes a training DVD for academic and pastoral staff with dramatised ‘case study’ scenarios and an accompanying booklet designed to encourage a greater understanding of student suicide - why does it happen?, risk factors, possible warning signs, what to say and do and importantly, sources of help. There is also an awareness card for ancillary staff such as porters and cleaners; an information leaflet for students worried about a friend; a ‘not coping? … start talking’ help leaflet for a young person who may be feeling suicidal and small business cards with the number of HOPELineUK 08000 68 41 41 - the PAPYRUS national freephone helpline.
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