SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAININGS
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The Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Training You’ve Been Looking For!
LivingWorks Education is the international leader in suicide prevention & intervention trainings. Their interactive, practical workshops support suicide prevention initiatives all over the world dedicated to helping individuals and communities become safer from suicide.
Thoughts of suicide are surprisingly common. At any given time, around 1 in 25 people is thinking about suicide to some degree. For most people, thinking about suicide isn’t about wanting to die. Instead, it’s about tension between their reasons for staying alive and their desire to escape from pain that feels unbearable.
Within this tension lies the risk of death—but also the possibility of intervention, hope, and life. This is where someone with the right skills can help tip the balance and change a life forever.
This is where LivingWorks training comes in; attend one of the classes below and learn life-saving skills.
4 Reasons To Learn About Suicide Prevention
Be Prepared
Be ready, willing, and able to respond to thoughts of suicide
You Can Help
Suicide can be prevented and everyone has a role to play
These Thoughts are Common
Suicide prevention skills are needed now more than ever
You Care
Create supportive networks and suicide-safer communities
As many people struggle with stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 crisis, suicide prevention skills are needed now more than ever! In this evidence-based, online training you’ll learn the skills to keep family, friends, co-workers, and others safe from suicide by using the TASC (Tune-in, Ask, State, and Connect) steps. This 90 minute interaction program can be taken anywhere, any time, and on any device. It is the ideal way to learn these life-saving skills.
Who should take it: Anyone 16 and older who wants to make a difference
Training Options: Virtual
Training Rate: $39.95. For California residents, contact me for free registration.
Duration: 1-2 hrs (self-paced)
Should we talk about suicide? YES! We now know, the more we talk about it, the less it happens. Attend this 90-minute suicide awareness training and take that first step towards learning about and preventing suicide in your community.
Who should take it: Anyone 15 or older who wants to learn more and help make a difference
Training Options: virtual and in-person
Training Rate: $49.00 per participant
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Suicide is preventable. Using a simple yet effective model, LivingWorks safeTALK empowers everyone to make a difference. With over 120,000 people attending each year, it’s the world’s fastest-growing suicide prevention training.
- Learn four basic steps to create a life-saving connection
- Widely used by professionals and the general public
Who should take it: Anyone 16 or older who wants to learn to prevent suicide
Training Options: In-person
Training Rate: $99.00 per participant
Duration: 3.5 hrs
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Trainings (ASIST)
Do most people with thoughts of suicide really want to stay alive? YES! Find out more in this award-winning two-day workshop for those who want to be more willing, ready and able to help prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop.
Who should take it: Anyone 16 or older who wants to learn to prevent suicide
Training Options: in-person
Training Rate: $299.00 per participant
Duration: 2 consecutive 8-hour days
Just like the lotus, we too have the ability to rise from the mud,
bloom out of the darkness, and radiate into the world.
~Unknown~