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Could You Spare 30 Minutes to Help Save a Life?
Take the FREE online Suicide Awareness Training and learn how to recognise the signs, start a conversation and support someone who may be struggling.
Learn about potential warning signs and changes in behaviour.
Learn practical ways to approach someone you are worried about.
Understand how to listen, offer support and encourage further help.
Work through coached scenarios to build your confidence.
The Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) provides free, evidence-informed online suicide awareness training designed to help ordinary people feel more confident recognising the signs and starting a conversation.
The course can be completed online, at your own pace, and takes approximately 20–30 minutes. On completion, participants can also receive a certificate.
The aim is not to turn people into counsellors. It is to give more people the awareness and confidence to recognise when somebody may need help and know how to respond.
The Mary O’Gara Foundation was established in Mary’s memory to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention.
Mary’s story reminds us that someone can appear happy and confident while struggling privately. The Foundation encourages people to look beyond the smile, start conversations and recognise when someone may need support. Through suicide awareness training, we aim to give more people the confidence to know what to do.
Yes. The course is entirely online and can be completed at your own pace, wherever is most convenient for you.
The training is suitable for anyone aged 16 or over who wants to feel more confident recognising when someone may be struggling and knowing how to respond.
The online Suicide Awareness Training is provided by the Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) and promoted by the Mary O’Gara Foundation as part of its work to increase suicide awareness and help people feel better prepared to support others.
Simply click Take the Free Training and you can begin the online course.
20–30 minutes. Free. Online. No previous experience required.
If you believe someone is in immediate danger or may act on suicidal thoughts, call 999 or take them to the nearest A&E department.
If there is no immediate danger, encourage them to speak to someone they trust, their GP, NHS 111, or Samaritans on 116 123.
