Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Training Sessions

Here at PAPYRUS we are pleased to announce that we have been awarded funding from the Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, to deliver training for those working or living in the Barnsley locality.

The aim of the training offer is to provide suicide prevention knowledge and skills to the workforce to intervene early and equip them with the skills and knowledge to have supportive conversations around Suicide Prevention. It aims to encourage everyone to work together to support the communities of Barnsley and each other, to prevent loss of life to suicide.

We have three course available, below are links to provide an understanding of the course objectives to assist you in identifying the right course for you:

SPOT – SPOT training | Suicide Prevention Training | Papyrus UK (papyrus-uk.org) (90 minutes training)
SPEAK – SPEAK training | Suicide Prevention Training | Papyrus UK (papyrus-uk.org) (3.5hr training)
ASIST – ASIST | Suicide Prevention Training | Papyrus UK (papyrus-uk.org) (2 day training)

Barnsley Public Health Service have commissioned these training courses and are free to attend as long as you live or work in Barnsley. Book your place by visiting the links below:

Title	Session	Date	Time	Delivery Method	Booking link
YH: SP-OT Barnsley Project	SP-OT	30th November 2023	10:00-11:30	Online	YH: SP-OT Barnsley Project \| Papyrus UK \| Suicide Prevention Charity (papyrus-uk.org)
YH: SP-OT Barnsley Project 2	SP-OT	26^th January 2024	10:00-11:30	Online	YH: SP-OT Barnsley Project 2 \| Papyrus UK \| Suicide Prevention Charity (papyrus-uk.org)
YH: SP-EAK Barnsley Project	SP-EAK	14th December 2023	10:00-13:30	Online	YH: SP-EAK Barnsley Project \| Papyrus UK \| Suicide Prevention Charity (papyrus-uk.org)
YH: ASIST Barnsley Project	ASIST	8th & 9th February 2024	9:00-17:00	Face-to-face	YH: ASIST Barnsley Project \| Papyrus UK \| Suicide Prevention Charity (papyrus-uk.org)