Suicide Intervention

Hosted by: CMHA Peel Dufferin

Dates: May 16th, 2022 and May 17th, 2022

Times: Both days 9:00 am - 5 pm EST

Cost: $310.75 CAD Tax Inc.

Registration: https://cmha-peel-dufferin.myk...rs/BouZzWqc/checkout

Questions: education@cmhapeel.ca

LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day face-to-face workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations.

At a LivingWorks ASIST workshop, you'll learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive.

LivingWorks ASIST is the world’s leading suicide intervention training and an empowering program that promotes a whole community response to suicide prevention.

During this 2-day in-person workshop, participants learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive. This two-day face-to-face workshop features powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations.

Have you ever wondered if someone you care about, or supporting, is having thoughts of suicide?  Have you ever been uncomfortable having a conversation about suicide?  Can you recognize the signs someone may be experiencing when having thoughts of suicide?

LivingWorks ASIST is the world’s leading suicide intervention training and
an empowering program that promotes a whole community response to
suicide prevention.

ASIST is a two-day, interactive skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions. Professionals, volunteers and informal helpers all need to know how to help persons with thoughts of suicide in ways that increase their suicide safety. ASIST is designed to help all caregivers become more willing, ready and able to help persons at risk.

As an ASIST-trained first aid intervention caregiver, you will be better able to:

What you will learn in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)...

ASIST is a two-day, interactive skills-building workshop that prepares caregivers of all kinds to provide suicide first aid interventions. Professionals, volunteers and informal helpers all need to know how to help persons with thoughts of suicide in ways that increase their suicide safety.

ASIST is designed to help all caregivers become more willing, ready and able to help persons at risk.

As an ASIST-trained first aid intervention caregiver, you will be better able to:

This  workshop is ideal for anyone who interacts with children ages 5 - 15. There are special considerations when assessing the risk of suicide for children  that are not normally part of adult suicide risk assessments.

CMHA Peel Dufferin is hosting an ASIST11 TuneUP

ASIST11 TuneUp is a half-day seminar for improving participant comfort, confidence and competence in using the Pathway for Assisting Life or PAL. The ASIST11 TuneUp is the consolidation and refinement of previous learning. This workshop is only for participants who have previously completed the full 2-day ASIST11.

The fee is $100

Use Voucher Code #21539

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• Understanding the burden of suicide
• The epidemiology of suicide
• Appreciating the benefit

SEPTEMBER 12 AND 13, 2019

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

UNITED CHURCH MEETING HALL

502 BATHURST - TORONTO, ON

(entrance - side door off Bathurst)

This highly interactive, practice-dominated 2 day workshop is intended for anyone over 16 years who wish to be better prepared to aid individuals at risk of suicide

The “ASK” Workshop challenges commonly held notions about childrens’ capacity to consider suicide. It facilitates awareneThe “ASK” Workshop challenges commonly held notions about childrens’ capacity to consider suicide. It facilitates awareness of the signs that a young child may be at risk and what is needed to help. Case studies provide opportunities to apply what is learned. A helper tool teaches how to organize and summarize the available information about a given child.

APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING - ASIST 11

SEPTEMBER 12 AND 13, 2019

This highly interactive, practice-dominated 2 day workshop is intended for anyone 16 years or older who wish to be better prepared to aid individuals at risk of suicide

 1 IN 3 CANADIANS WILL EXPERIENCE A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM IN THEIR LIFETIME

CHANCES ARE YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT NEEDS HELP RIGHT NOW!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?