Training that can
save lives.
Evidence-informed education in suicide prevention, mental health, wellbeing, trauma, media, and social care — equipping people and organisations with skills that matter.
Our programmes
All programmes are delivered in-person or online and adapted to your setting, population, and safeguarding frameworks.
Suicide Response Training & QPR Certification
Participants gain contextual and theoretical knowledge of suicide, learn an evidence-based model of intervention, and develop skills to construct safe plans with people in crisis. QPR certification awarded on completion.
- Understand suicide risk factors and warning signs
- Apply the QPR model with confidence
- Construct and communicate safe plans
- Know how to refer people to appropriate support
Beyond the Pitch — Mental Wellbeing for Sports Clubs
Tailored for sports clubs and community teams. Tackles the unique mental health pressures faced by athletes and club members, combining psychoeducation with open conversation and practical wellbeing tools.
- Normalise mental health challenges in sport
- Build a culture of openness and peer support
- Know when and how to seek help
Trauma-Informed Education & Practice
For educators, social care workers, and community practitioners. Explores the impact of childhood and complex trauma and equips participants to create safer, more responsive environments for the people they work with.
- Understand the neuroscience and impact of trauma
- Apply trauma-informed principles in practice
- Create psychologically safe spaces
Safe Media Reporting & Digital Wellbeing
Explores responsible reporting, the Werther and Papageno effects, and digital risk factors for vulnerable young people. Suitable for journalists, school staff, and communications teams.
- Apply safe messaging guidelines in communications
- Understand how media coverage influences behaviour
- Develop digital safeguarding policies
Social Care & Community Resilience Programmes
Bespoke education for social care teams, community organisations, and NGOs around mental health, protective factors, postvention, and community resilience. Co-designed with your team for relevance and impact.
- Strengthen team confidence in mental health conversations
- Understand postvention principles
- Build organisation-wide resilience frameworks
Policy Consultancy & Academic Collaboration
We advise on suicide prevention and digital wellbeing policies and collaborate with universities on research projects, grant development, and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Policy review and evidence-informed recommendations
- Research collaboration and knowledge translation
- Guest lectures and academic teaching
Experience that matters. Research that guides.
Driving Change is led by experienced practitioners and researchers working in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention across Ireland and the UK.
We combine frontline training experience with research-led expertise to ensure our work is evidence-based, ethically grounded, and immediately practical. We believe that learning real skills shouldn't feel complicated and that the right training, in the right hands, can genuinely save lives.
Built for your setting
We adapt our programmes to suit the context, language, and needs of each group we work with.
Our trainer team
Our team combines over two decades of frontline experience with rigorous academic research.
Dr. Kayla Cooley
Over 10 years working in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. Research expertise in suicide, the internet, and the media. Her PhD explored suicide methods and locations. Brings rigorous academic grounding to every programme.
Caitríona McMahon Cooley
Over 10 years in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. Research focus on childhood trauma. Caitríona uniquely bridges professional knowledge with lived experience, making her training both credible and deeply human.