AS+K? About Suicide to Save a Life Gatekeeper Workshop
AS+K? About Suicide to Save a Life Gatekeeper Workshop
TX Suicide Prevention Collaborative
TX Suicide Prevention Collaborative
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 interact with youth, adults, Veterans and others who may be at risk of suicide. The AS+K? program provides workshop participants with an overview of safe messaging, the basic epidemiology of suicide, the public health approach to suicide prevention, risk and protective factors and warning signs often associated with suicide. Participants are trained to identify warning signs, language, behaviors, and characteristics that might indicate elevated risk for suicidal behavior, how to ask a person if they might be thinking about suicide, and actions to take to connect the person to qualified care. Role plays are used to develop skills on how to ask about suicidal thoughts, feelings, or intentions. AS+K? also trains participants on how to respond to someone expressing direct suicidal communication and how to connect them to clinical care or other resources.
Workshop participants also receive an overview of suicide prevention efforts in their state and how to become connected to opportunities to support these efforts in their community. Referral information includes the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, other national crisis lines such as Veterans Crisis Line, Trans Lifeline, the Trevor Project, Disaster Distress Helpline, and AgriStress, as well as state and local resources.
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 interact with youth, adults, Veterans and others who may be at risk of suicide. The AS+K? program provides workshop participants with an overview of safe messaging, the basic epidemiology of suicide, the public health approach to suicide prevention, risk and protective factors and warning signs often associated with suicide. Participants are trained to identify warning signs, language, behaviors, and characteristics that might indicate elevated risk for suicidal behavior, how to ask a person if they might be thinking about suicide, and actions to take to connect the person to qualified care. Role plays are used to develop skills on how to ask about suicidal thoughts, feelings, or intentions. AS+K? also trains participants on how to respond to someone expressing direct suicidal communication and how to connect them to clinical care or other resources.
Workshop participants also receive an overview of suicide prevention efforts in their state and how to become connected to opportunities to support these efforts in their community. Referral information includes the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, other national crisis lines such as Veterans Crisis Line, Trans Lifeline, the Trevor Project, Disaster Distress Helpline, and AgriStress, as well as state and local resources.
| Type | Education/Training |
| Setting | Online, Community, Correctional facility, Health care facility, Mental health facility, Residential facility, School, Social Services or Public Health, Federally recognized tribal land, United States territory |
| People | Young Adults (18 to 25 years), Mature Adults (26 to 64 years), Older Adults (65+ years), Individuals with Severe Mental Illness/Severe Emotional Disturbance (SMI/SED), Military veterans, Family of veterans, Mental health professionals (i.e. therapists, social workers), People in particular occupations |
| Prevention Level | Promotion |
| Languages | English |
| Study Method | Mixed Methods |
| Implementer Requirement | Adults, Community laypeople, K-12 school based programs, Professional educators, Higher education or postsecondary programs, Faith and spiritual communities, Veterans organizations, Juvenile justice systems, Law enforcement and first responders, Mental health providers, No specific individual or group (e.g. universal) |
| Training Requirement | Yes |
| Delivery Options | In person, Virtual |
| Topics | Reduce risk factors, Promote protective factors, Improve community factors, Improve communication about suicide, Improve provider attitudes, knowledge, skills |
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