Stay Safe Conference – Wickford
Aims of the conference
- Create understanding that it’s OK to talk about suicide
- Share the learning from the thematic review of teenage suicides in Essex
- Promote multi-agency working
- To develop confidence in working with young people who express suicidal ideation and understand how they can be supported
Conference programme
- Papyrus, a national suicide prevention charity, will be delivering a session on raising awareness of the steps to take to help prevent suicide
- Sharing learning from the thematic review of teenage suicides in Essex
- Essex Emotional Health and Wellbeing service will be presenting a session on how to manage risk with young people who are expressing suicidal ideation
- Essex Educational Psychologists will deliver an interactive session on Ideas for working with young people to support and develop ways to help them cope with difficulties
Booking information
- Booking a place at the conference does not guarantee a place – to ensure varied multi-agency representation at events Essex Safeguarding Children Board (ESCB) will confirm your place at the conference at least a month prior to the conference via the email provided when you book
- The conferences are free of charge to attend but cancellation of your place with less than 15 working days’ notice or non-attendance on the day of the conference will incur a £50 charge
- If you are unable to attend, please email escb.training@essex.gov.uk as soon as possible. You can nominate an appropriate colleague to attend in your place up to 48 hours before the conference without incurring a charge
