safeTALK
(a LivingWorks training program)
Suicide Alertness for Everyone
WOODSTOCK
Date: Wednesday, March 18
Time: 5:00pm - 9:00 pm
Location: NBCC Woodstock
NO CHARGE (30 people max per venue)
Snacks provided
This ½ day workshop can help you with recognizing the signs of suicide risk, communicating with the person at risk and getting help or resources for them.
WHO should attend?
Participants can include: caregivers; educators; ministers; health practitioners; law enforcers; emergency workers; family and friends; student leaders – including youth aged 16 or older; community volunteers.
SafeTALK is one of several training tools developed by LivingWorks, a suicide intervention training company.
Course Details
safeTALK is a half-day training program that teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. SafeTALK stresses safety while challenging taboos that inhibit open talk about suicide. The ‘safe’ of safeTALK stands for ‘Suicide Alertness For Everyone’. The ‘TALK’ letters stand for the practice actions that one does to help those with thoughts of suicide: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe.
Program Objectives
After training, participants in the safeTALK program should be able to:
1. Recognize a person who might be having thoughts of suicide.
2. Engage them in direct and open talk about suicide.
3. Listen to the person’s feelings about suicide to show that they are taken seriously.
4. Move quickly to connect them with someone trained in suicide intervention
For this ½ day training, a skilled, supportive trainer will guide you through the course, and a community resource will be on hand to support your safety and comfort.
All participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
