2020 | Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil Guest speaker and masterclass with Training Director, Dr Peter ILVES on suicide mitigation and sharing transatlantic experience for first responder and frontline services. Presentation to state fire service and military and federal police to include administrative teams Guest speaker and masterclass with Training Director, Dr Peter ILVES on suicide mitigation and sharing transatlantic experience with Instituto do Bia Dote, a significant Brazilian NGO supporting communities in suicide prevention established in 2013. |
2019 | 4 Mental Health delivered a presentation and a workshop at the International Associated of Suicide Prevention’s 30th World Conference in Derry, following successful selection by the academic scientific committee. |
2019 | Our Clinical Director, Dr Alys Cole-King, was keynote speaker at the Suicide Prevention Australia National 2019 Conference in Melbourne, Australia. |
2019 | Winner of the TasNetworks Pty. Ltd Best Practice in Suicide Prevention in a Workplace Tasmanian LiFE Award was Ambulance Tasmania – included organisational upskilling using the Connecting with People (4 Mental Health) approach to training. |
2019 | Connecting with People Training with Nicholas Procter (University of South Australia), winner of the Community Partnership Award; awarded by department for correctional services, South Australia. |
2019 | Guest speaker and masterclass with Training Director, Dr Peter ILVES at HC-UK Conference, London; Improving Mental Health |
2019 | Guest speaker and chair with Training Director, Dr Peter ILVES at Mimms Conference, Mental Health and Wellbeing stream for Primary Care; London, UK |
2018 | Connecting with People training selected by Tasmanian Government for state-wide train the trainer programme in Primary Care, Secondary Care and NGO’s. (Follows a similar state-wide programme in South Australia across Primary Care, Secondary Care and Third Sector NGO’s). |
2018 | Provided evidence to the Welsh Government on Suicide Prevention, Senedd.tv https://shar.es/1LlLCN |
2017 | Dr Alys Cole-King (Clinical Director) 4 Mental Health Ltd – Awarded the IASP Ringel Service Award for distinguished service in the field of Suicidology by the International Association of Suicide Prevention for the Connecting with People Programmes. |
2016 | Included in Public Health England/Health Education England ‘Mental health promotion and prevention training programmes - Emerging practice examples’. |
2016 | Cited in Parliamentary Briefing, ‘On Board with Suicide Prevention’ |
2016 | The University of Wolverhampton was awarded the Outstanding Support for Students award at the Times Higher Education Awards 2016 using Connecting with People training modules |