BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12433@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20260909 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTSTAMP:20260904T133458Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/creative-conversations-compassio nate-responses/ SUMMARY:Cunard Building: Creative Conversations\, Compassionate Responses DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nSuicide awareness training for artists and cultural worke rs - hosted by by Heart of Glass\, Angela Samata and Zero Suicide Alliance .\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuicide Awareness Training for Artists and Cultural Workers \n\nArtists and cultural workers often find themselves holding space for d ifficult conversations.\n\nWhether through participatory projects\, exhibi tions\, performances\, workshops or long-term community relationships\, cr eative practitioners regularly encounter experiences of grief\, trauma\, d istress and\, at times\, conversations about suicide.\n\nYet many people w orking in the cultural sector have had little opportunity to access suicid e awareness training designed with their work in mind.\n\nThis special eve nt brings together suicide awareness training from the Zero Suicide Allian ce with a facilitated conversation exploring what compassionate\, ethical and practical support could look like for artists and cultural workers.\n\ nThe event forms part of Close to Home\, Heart of Glass's public programme exploring suicide\, bereavement\, care and community through eight years of collaborative artistic practice.\n\nPart One: Suicide Awareness Trainin g\n\nDate: 9th September - 10am - 11.30am\n\nDelivered by the Zero Suicide Alliance\, this practical and interactive session will help participants feel more confident recognising when someone may be struggling and respond ing safely and compassionately.\n\nTogether we'll explore:\n\nUnderstandin g suicide awareness and prevention\n\nChallenging stigma and common miscon ceptions\n\nStarting compassionate conversations\n\nListening without judg ement\n\nResponding to disclosures safely\n\nUnderstanding support pathway s and signposting\n\nThis training is not about becoming a mental health p rofessional. It is about building confidence to respond appropriately when difficult conversations arise.\n\nPart Two: Listening &\; Co-Design Co nversation\n\nDate: 7th October 10am-11.30am\n\nFollowing the training\, p articipants will be invited to take part in a facilitated listening and co -design session within Close to Home at Liverpool's Cunard Building.\n\nTo gether we will explore:\n\nWhat conversations are artists and cultural wor kers already having around suicide\, grief and mental health?\n\nWhat supp ort feels most needed?\n\nWhat challenges are unique to creative and parti cipatory practice?\n\nWhat might sector-specific suicide awareness trainin g look like?\n\nWhat resources\, guidance and approaches would help practi tioners feel more confident and supported?\n\nRather than beginning with a ssumptions\, we want to begin by listening.\n\nThe conversation will help shape thinking about future training and resources designed specifically f or the arts and cultural sector.\n\nWho is this for?\n\nThis event is for artists\, cultural workers\, producers\, programmers\, community practitio ners\, creative freelancers\, arts educators and cultural leaders - partic ularly those working in community-facing roles.\n\nAbout the wider program me\n\nThis event forms part of Close to Home\, a six week installation. Pr esented by Heart of Glass\, in partnership with Culture Liverpool and Publ ic Health Liverpool.\n\nBringing together eight years of work by artist Ma rk Storor made in collaboration with communities and individuals with live d and living experience of suicide across England\, Ireland and Wales\, in cluding films\, photographs\, sculptures\, poetry and music.\n\nWe invite you into an evolving space of contemplation\, reflection and quiet assembl y. A beautiful artistic space for what is often difficult to express\, ack nowledging and honouring the experiences of those we have lost.\n\nFind ou t more here: heartofglass.org.uk/ClosetoHome\n\nThe installation opens ahe ad of on World Suicide Prevention Day 2026 and closes on World Mental Heal th Day and seeks to contribute to a wider public discourse about suicide\, stigma\, care and community.\n\nAlongside the installation\, we are creat ing opportunities for artists and cultural practitioners to consider their own role within this conversation.\n\nWhy this matters\n\nResearch consis tently shows that stigma and fear can prevent people from talking about su icide and accessing support.\n\nWe know that compassionate conversations c an save lives.\n\nWe also know that cultural spaces are often places where people feel able to share experiences that may not emerge elsewhere.\n\nA t a time when arts organisations are increasingly engaging with questions of wellbeing\, mental health\, inequality\, trauma\, grief and lived exper ience\, there is a growing need to ensure practitioners are supported to n avigate these conversations safely and ethically.\n\nThis event is an oppo rtunity to learn from one another\, identify shared challenges and collect ively shape what future support for the sector could look like.\n\nMore in formation about Zero Suicide Alliance\n\nParticipants will undertake Zero Suicide Alliance suicide awareness training\, gaining practical skills and confidence in recognising when someone may be struggling and understandin g how to respond appropriately.\n\nThe training is based on a simple\, but powerful principle:\n\nConversations can save lives.\n\nFind out more abo ut ZSA’s free training programmes here: https://www.zerosuicidealliance. com/suicide-awareness-training\n\nAccessibility\n\nHeart of Glass is commi tted to making our events and training as accessible and inclusive as poss ible. Please let us know your access requirements in advance so we can sup port you.\n\nThe Cunard Building is fully wheelchair accessible. Step-free access is available via the Brunswick Street entrance\, and accessible to ilets are available within the building.\n\nAssistance dogs are welcome.\n \nFind out more about accessing the installation\, transport links etc her e: heartofglass.org.uk/ClosetoHome\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2026/09/heart-of-glass.jpg CATEGORIES:Classes,Courses,Network Events,Talks LOCATION:Cunard Building\, Pier Head\, Liverpool\, L3 1DS\, Liverpool\, Uni ted Kingdom GEO:53.404397;-2.994874 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pier Head\, Liverpool\, L3 1DS\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cunard Buildin g:geo:53.404397,-2.994874 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR