Health Education England – Suicide bereavement training
Following the huge success of a previous bereaved by suicide course Health Education England are delighted to be able to provide more funded places for 2022-2023.
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Following the huge success of a previous bereaved by suicide course Health Education England are delighted to be able to provide more funded places for 2022-2023.
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Speakers
Richard McCann (Keynote Speaker) – Our suicide pact and how I found a way back
Dr Hilary Causer – Experiences of suicide in the workplace in the NHS and Higher Education
Dr Sharon McDonnell – Workplace responses when an employee dies by suicide
Professor Nusrat Hussain – Bereavement: The South Asian context
Lee Fryatt – Emergency Services Responding to Suicide
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