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    Workshops

    Equip yourself to respond to a person considering suicide.

    11 Workshops
    How to talk about suicide

    How to talk about suicide

    Prevention

    A synchronous, live, 1.5-2 hour webinar about how to talk about suicide with someone you're worried about.

    Bring to your Community July 22, 2021
    ASIST

    ASIST

    Intervention

    Attending this two-day course will train you to intervene with an individual who is suicidal.

    45 Upcoming Workshops August 4, 2016
    ASIST TuneUp

    ASIST TuneUp

    Intervention

    This 3.5 hour workshop is only for people with a valid ASIST certificate. This will allow you to renew your ASIST certification for a further two years.

    6 Upcoming Workshops August 4, 2016
    Little Cub

    Little Cub

    Children & Youth Indigenous Prevention

    Little Cub is a half-day, discussion-based workshop examining suicide in Indigenous children and communities.

    Bring to your Community July 31, 2016
    Looking Forward

    Looking Forward

    Children & Youth Prevention

    This half-day workshop is for people working with youth ages 12 to 24.

    2 Upcoming Workshops August 4, 2016
    River of Life

    River of Life

    Children & Youth Indigenous Prevention

    River of Life is an interactive half-day workshop created for individuals working with Indigenous young people 12 and up.

    Bring to your Community July 31, 2016
    safeTALK

    safeTALK

    Prevention

    This 3.5 hour workshop alerts someone to warning signs indicating risk of suicide.

    1 Upcoming Workshop July 31, 2016
    Skills for Safer Living

    Skills for Safer Living

    Children & Youth Prevention

    Skills for Safer Living (SfSL) is a four-week group program for youth ages 12-24 who have suicide ideation and their caregivers. This project is being funded by the Government of Alberta and FCSS Calgary.

    Bring to your Community August 22, 2023
    Small Talk

    Small Talk

    Children & Youth Prevention

    This half-day workshop will examine warning signs in a child and intervention strategies.

    2 Upcoming Workshops July 31, 2016
    Start

    Start

    Prevention

    Taking this 1-2 hour online course will train you to recognize when someone has thoughts of suicide and take action to connect them to an intervention provider.

    Bring to your Community December 5, 2019
    Walk With Me

    Walk With Me

    Indigenous Postvention

    Walk With Me is a 1-day process-based workshop exploring the suicide grief cycle in Indigenous communities.

    Bring to your Community August 4, 2016

    What our workshops achieve

    After attending a workshop, participants feel more confident to identify and willing to help people considering suicide. Anyone can respond to a person thinking about suicide when they’re equipped with information, knowledge, and skills.

    52% of participants feel more willing to help.
    9/10 8/10
    Not willing Willing
    Before After
    75% of participants feel more confident to identify.
    8/10 6/10
    Not confident Confident
    Before After
    I am feeling more comfortable asking if someone has had thoughts of suicide. Even asking someone can let them know that they are heard and I feel more prepared to have that conversation. ASIST Participant
    The best part for me is knowing to ask the question (Are you thinking about suicide?) and that asking is not going to make someone think about harming themselves. How to Talk participant

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