safeTALK suicide prevention workshop
safeTALK suicide prevention workshop
Tue, Mar 28, 9:00 AM
Royal City Mission • Guelph, ON
$49.26
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CWCF safeTALK Workshop
By Centre Wellington Community Foundation
When and where
Date and time
Sat, Jun 23, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Location
Elora Public Library- Downstairs Community Room 144 Geddes St Elora, ON N0B 1S0 Canada
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Description
safeTALK is a half-day training in suicide alertness. It helps participants recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connect them with resources who can help them in choosing to live. Participants don’t need any formal preparation to attend the training—anyone age 15 or older who wants to make a difference can learn the safeTALK steps.
How safeTALK works
Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t want to die—instead, they are looking for a way to work through the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they usually invite others to help them in making a choice for life. safeTALK teaches participants to recognize these invitations, engage with the person with thoughts of suicide, and connect them with resources to help them be safer from suicide. These resources could include health care professionals, first responders, or crisis line workers—among many others who have suicide intervention training.
Training process
safeTALK features both presentations and interactive elements. Trainers will facilitate participants’ involvement through: • Trainer presentations
- Diverse selection of audiovisuals
- Interactive discussion and questions
- TALK steps practice
- TALK wallet card
- “You can TALK to Me” stickers
Goals and objectives
safeTALK helps participants become alert to suicide. Suicide-alert people are better prepared to connect persons with thoughts of suicide with life-affirming help. Over the course of their training, safeTALK participants will learn to:
- Notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts may be present,
- Recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked,
- Move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide,
- Apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, KeepSafe, and
- Know community resources and how to connect someone with thoughts of suicide to them for further suicide-safer help.
A very special thank you to BDO Guelph and the Kate and Margot Fund for their financial support which made it possible for CWCF to bring this important workshop to Centre Wellington.
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Centre Wellington Community FoundationThe Centre Wellington Community Foundation (CWCF) is a public, charitable foundation created for and by the people of Centre Wellington. Our mission is to strengthen the Centre Wellington community by helping donors to achieve their giving goals, and by helping local non-profit organizations find resources to support their important work. We welcome your donation. All amounts, small or large, increase our ability to improve our local community of Centre Wellington.