Evaluation of Grassroots training programme to inform future provision and commissioning

This is the final report of the evaluation of the two-year training programme commissioned by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) Public Health Department and provided by Grassroots Suicide Prevention (Grassroots). This project is part of a programme of work funded by ESCC to reduce the high rate of suicide in East Sussex, with particular focus on deaths at the cliffs surrounding Beachy Head. An evaluation of the Counselling Partnership Survivors of Suicide service was undertaken alongside the evaluation of this project, with some shared methods, and the findings of this evaluation are available in a separate report. The evaluation was undertaken between September and January 2016, and assessed the following key areas: Grassroots approach to training; evidence for the effectiveness of the training courses; engagement with communities and organisations; training delivered; trainers’experiences; how the training impacted on participants; value for money.