Soul Shop for Black Churches
Soul Shop™ was founded by Fe Anam Avis, who began exploring how faith communities could respond to suicide in 1999. At that time, Fe was serving as the pastor of a suburban church where three students tragically died by suicide within seven months. His journey later became personal when he experienced his own battle with…
Read MoreOne Step Ahead: Preventing Suicide in the Workplace
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) developed the One Step Ahead program to provide employees with information about the basic facts of suicide. One Step Ahead is a free, online, self-led suicide prevention gatekeeper training that educates trainees on the fundamental aspects of suicide and demonstrates how to support someone who is suicidal. This training…
Read MoreVitalCog: Suicide Prevention
Suicide prevention is personal, but it is also a public health issue, which affects work, communities, and families. By improving an employee’s understanding of mental health and suicide prevention, they can be a key partner in the effort to prevent suicides by promoting mental health and encouraging early identification and intervention. VitalCog® Suicide Prevention in…
Read MorePromoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES)
Developed with rural Alaska Native communities to reduce youth suicide risk before a crisis, PC CARES (Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide) offers adults culturally-responsive ways to use suicide prevention best practices to promote mental wellbeing and reduce suicide risk in their families and communities. The model trains community health workers to facilitate…
Read MoreAS+K? About Suicide to Save a Life Gatekeeper Workshop
AS+K? About Suicide to Save a Life teaches community partners and stakeholders to recognize the warning signs, clues, and suicidal communications of people in psychological distress and identify what action to take to prevent a possible tragedy. AS+K? About Suicide to Save a Life Workshops are 1.5-3 hour workshops designed for persons who work and/or…
Read MoreQPRT Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Training Program
The QPRT Suicide Risk Detection, Assessment and Management training program (version 2.0) is an interactive online training program for professionals responsible the care and safety of consumers at elevated risk for suicidal behaviors in all settings and across the age span. A previously registered best practice, this training focuses on enhancing patient safety in any…
Read MoreLivingWorks Start
LivingWorks Start is an interactive, self-paced online course that prepares participants to recognize when someone is having thoughts of suicide, have confidence to ask directly about suicide and connect them to further care. LivingWorks Start requires 60-90 minutes to complete. Learn to read the signs of suicide, begin the conversation, and connect to further help.…
Read MoreAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT is a contextually focused form of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy that uses mindfulness and behavioral activation to increase a client’s psychological flexibility—their ability to engage in values-based, positive behaviors while experiencing difficult thoughts, emotions, or sensations. ACT establishes this through six core processes: Acceptance of private experiences; cognitive defusion (i.e., alter the undesirable functions of…
Read MoreQPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention Minimum learning objectives Participants completing the 1-2 hour QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention should be able to: Recognize someone at risk for suicide Demonstrate increased knowledge of intervention skills Describe knowledge of referral resources and how to refer someone to help Formal outcomes Significant positive changes from training…
Read MoreLivingWorks safeTALK
A 4-hour in-person course for all in the community to becoming suicide alert. Using four basic ‘TALK’ steps – Tell, Ask, Listen and Keepsafe participants gain confidence to be “nosy” and approach a person that could be thinking about suicide. The focus is to connect with a person with thoughts of suicide and to keep…
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