Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is an independent charity that aims to ensure the third sector (charities, social enterprises, community and voluntary groups etc.) is robust, resilient and ...
Suicide Awareness for Everyone (Volunteer Session)
Contact person
Jazmine Bennett
#106323
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Summary
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Detailed description
Join us for a suicide awareness session dedicated to volunteers and volunteer co-ordinators.
Suicide Awareness for Everyone (Volunteer Session)
Location: Number 10, 10 Constitution Rd, Dundee
This workshop is aimed at volunteers in a wide range of settings who have not previously completed suicide awareness training, particularly those who come into contact with members of the public in their day-to-day role.
It provides the essential knowledge and introduces skills to be able to recognise and respond supportively to someone who is experiencing mental distress, and who might be at risk of self-harm or suicide.
We will cover:
• What affects our mental health and ways to support people to have good mental health.
• Signs that someone might be in distress or thinking about suicide.
• Your role as a volunteer in supporting someone experiencing poor mental health or feeling suicidal.
About DVVA
Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is an independent charity that aims to ensure the third sector (charities, social enterprises, community and voluntary groups etc.) is robust, resilient and delivers high quality services for the people of Dundee.
We provide a wide range of support to third sector organisations and have expertise in a wide range of skills and topics including governance, funding, legislation, policy, planning and problem solving to name just a few key areas.
We have a primary role in ensuring the continuation and development of a vibrant third sector in Dundee, and achieve this by supporting organisations to be:
well governed and managed to enable them to deliver quality outcomes
better connected and able to influence and contribute to public policy
Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is a Registered Charity (No. SC000487) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (No. SC093088), and began life as Dundee Association for Social Services in 1953. The change in name was made in 1988 to reflect our changing role as a member organisation promoting community welfare more directly through voluntary action.