Anti-Ligature Awareness Training
Empowering Carers and Professionals to Recognise and Reduce Risk
Protecting Vulnerable Lives Through Awareness and Prevention
Ligature-related incidents remain one of the most serious risks for vulnerable individuals in care environments. Our Anti-Ligature Awareness Training is a vital one-day course aimed at equipping professionals with the knowledge, awareness, and practical skills needed to prevent, identify, and respond to the risks of ligature use related to self-harm and suicide.
This course supports staff who work directly with children and adults at significant risk, ensuring they understand the complexity and severity of ligature-related behaviour, while developing the confidence to act swiftly and effectively to protect those in their care.
This course is not just informative—it is critical. With 77.8% of suicides in 10–14 year-olds and 68.2% in 15–19 year-olds caused by hanging, strangulation, or suffocation (ONS, 2020), understanding and preventing ligature-related incidents is a duty of care.
Course content
This in-depth training course focuses on understanding the causes, methods, and prevention of suicide and self-harm, particularly ligature use. Participants will explore:
- A clear definition of suicide and self-harm
- The scale of the problem – supported by national data
- Common methods of self-harm, including ligature use
- Key contributory factors influencing risk
- Profiling service users who may be at higher risk
Delegates will leave the session able to:
- Define suicide and self-harm with accuracy
- Understand national frequency and demographic trends
- Identify environmental and psychological risk factors
- Recognise individuals’ susceptibility and triggers
Throughout the day, participants will engage in practical learning, real-world discussions, and case study reviews to deepen their understanding and preparedness.
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Who is this course designed for?
This course is ideal for professionals and carers working with vulnerable individuals across various settings, including:
- Foster carers and fostering support teams
- Residential and small group homes
- Local Authority and social care staff
- SEN and mainstream school staff
- CAMHS and mental health practitioners
- Youth workers and early intervention teams
- Healthcare workers, including emergency and ward-based staff
It is suitable for anyone supporting individuals—children or adults—who are at risk of suicide or self-harm using ligatures.
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Course duration
Anti-Ligature Awareness Training is a full-day course. Please allow for a duration of eight hours, which includes lunch and breaks.
Course outcome
By the end of this course, participants will:
- Have a clear and confident understanding of suicide and self-harm
- Be able to identify early warning signs and high-risk individuals
- Understand the role of environmental and personal factors in ligature incidents
- Be prepared to take proactive steps to minimise ligature risks
- Feel more confident in managing complex safeguarding scenarios
Ways to study
Anti-Ligature Awareness Training is delivered as a face-to-face course, in-house or at our offices in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Anti-Ligature Awareness Training fees
£950 + VAT and travel expenses where applicable for a maximum of 20 participants.
Why use Momentum People?
Momentum People is a leading provider of specialist training across health, education, and social care. Our trainers bring real-world experience and deep subject expertise, creating engaging, trauma-informed sessions that make a difference.
Let us help you protect the people who rely on you most.