Case Study 1 - Chooselife Suicide Assessment & Treatment Training CD

Design, multimedia production, CD-ROM production, video filming, video post-production and branded packaging.

Chooselife (a funded body of Scottish Association for Mental Health - SAMH) wanted to create an interactive training pathway guide for mental health practitioners, police officers, GP's and those professionals who may come into contact with people experiencing suicidal thoughts. From previous training days they had observed that participants couldn't recall as much information at the end of the day, or a few weeks later, as would have been hoped. They contacted Melvin Creative to see if we could come up with a solution. After several meetings with the client and after reading though all the materials, we understood the pathway fully and started to form a creative, practical solution to the brief. From previous experience we understood that many people can recall information clearly if it is broken down to user friendly bite sized pieces and is supported by explanatory graphics, video and audio clips with clear and concise notes.

The completed training CD opens with an image of a generic mobile phone, which vibrates if you roll your mouse over it. There are seven interactive links on the screen of the mobile phone. Clicking on one of these takes you to either:

About Chooselife - an overall view of the aims of the organisation

Assessment Pathway (with an easy to digest navigation systems with a notes section and additional information)

Video Library - videos we commissioned featuring interviews with those who have been involved with suicide in a personal or professional capacity

Factors - a break down of the many factors / causes of suicide and suicidal thoughts

Statistics - Scottish and UK Government and agency based data

Supporting Material - pdf's of the other materials we produced for the project and from associated bodies, and

Useful Contacts - links to the websites of other organisations with an involvement in suicide awareness.

Since the launch of the Suicide & Assessment Pathway Training CD, Chooselife have reported back the huge success of the project, the information retained by the participants has increased and the training continues.

In addition to the CD-ROM, we also produced bannerstands, A5 booklets, A4 Training manuals and Z-Cards. To see samples of this work, please download our Case Studies pdf.