Some areas of the UK offer free taught suicide prevention sessions. If you’d be interested in attending a taught session, then contact your local council to ask whether taught sessions are available in your area.

Free downloadable guides for those in distress or struggling to cope.

Sets out 6 objectives to improve mental health, wellbeing and outcomes for people with mental health problems.

Grassroots provides training to help promote mental health awareness, suicide alertness, and positive wellbeing. This page contains links to a range of training courses which provide practical support.

Explains how to support someone who feels suicidal, giving practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support.

Explains what suicidal feelings are, including possible causes and how you can learn to cope.

Explores the five ways to mental wellbeing that provide a toolkit for building mental resilience.

A guide to talking, listening and reducing stigma surrounding suicide.

Collection of resources for people experiencing suicidal feelings.

The ONS produces an annual report of registered deaths in the UK from suicide analysed by sex, age, area of usual residence of the deceased and suicide method.

Article that explores and analyses some of the contributory risks of suicide.

Resources and case studies to support the aims of the cross government national suicide prevention strategy and the ambitions set out in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.

Guide to supporting someone who has suicidal thoughts.

‘Feeling overwhelmed – helping you stay safe’ – a leaflet providing help and support to those feeling helpless or overwhelmed.

Samaritans collate suicide statistics for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and ROI, which are published in an annual Suicide Statistics Report.

Library of support guides for each country of the UK for those bereaved by suicide.

20 minute free, online suicide prevention training with downloadable booklets.