On May 7, representatives of the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School held a specialized workshop for teachers at the Teacher Training Center in Piła. 

The training was organized within the framework of the nationwide project “Suicidology – state of knowledge analysis and educational campaign” carried out by the Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School with funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. 

The meeting was aimed at raising awareness of the problem of suicide among children and adolescents and equipping participants with tools for early recognition of signals of mental crisis. 

During the meeting, participants were introduced to the basic issues of suicidology, including risk factors and mechanisms leading to mental crises and suicide attempts among children and adolescents. They also discussed warning signs to look out for in their daily work with students, as well as how to respond in potentially life-threatening situations.

Special emphasis was placed on the practical aspects of crisis intervention, building empathetic communication, as well as principles of cooperation with mental health specialists and support institutions.

Free training on suicidal behavior prevention 

An interactive map of workshops held in various regions of Poland is available on the SGMK website. If your municipality, school, university, office, teacher training center or workplace would also like to participate in free training on suicidal behavior prevention – please contact: projektsuicydologia@sgmk.edu.pl.