Welcome to this suite of learning modules on A Psychological Approach to Understanding and Preventing Suicide. The aim of these modules is to get to the heart of this most tragic of human outcomes, challenging myths and misunderstandings about suicide by bringing together people’s stories with the research evidence.
It is hoped that the modules will provide learners with the knowledge and resources to empower and enable them to respond compassionately to people who are suicidal. The modules aim to improve the understanding of the complex set of factors that lead to suicide, to provide a framework to make sense of suicide and an overview of the evidence of what works to prevent suicide. Throughout the modules, the importance of viewing suicide as a psychological phenomenon but driven by a diverse range of factors will be highlighted.
