FREE safeTALK half-day training in honour of World Suicide Prevention Day
After our World Suicide Prevention Day event on September 10th, we invite you to join a FREE safeTALK training from 1:30-4:30PM. We have twenty spaces available – to reserve your spot, please email SKrueger@cmhawpg.mb.ca.
Training will take place at Klinic Community Health, located next to Vimy Ridge Park at 870 Portage Avenue. Please check in at the front desk.
About safeTALK:
safeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares anyone 15 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources, such as caregivers trained in ASIST.
Over the course of their training, safeTALK participants will learn to:
- Notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts might be present
- Recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked
- Move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide
Training features:
- Presentations and guidance from a LivingWorks registered trainer
- Access to support from a local community resource person
- Powerful audiovisual learning aids
- The simple yet effective TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
- Hands-on skills practice and development
safeTALK helps expand the reach of suicide intervention skills in communities around the world. To learn more, please visit: https://www.livingworks.net/programs/safetalk/#collapse-37
