Suicide research courses ‘helpful’

ALMOST 650 healthcare professionals and community workers have taken part in educational programmes organised by the National Suicide Research Foundation since 2005.

Director of research at the foundation, Dr Ella Arensman, said the programmes had been shown to be hugely beneficial.

An independent evaluation of the programmes found that knowledge about symptoms of depression and levels of confidence in dealing with depressed or suicidal people had improved significantly following training.