Suicide prevention… what can you do?

Bring suicide awareness to your community ((suicideTALK))
Learn suicide alertness skills ((safeTALK))
Learn suicide intervention skills ((ASIST))
Explore how to create suicide-safer connections within your community ((WorkingTogether))
Upgrade skills for working with persons at risk of suicide after the initial suicide crisis ((suicideCare))
Become a trainer, or sponsor or organize a training for trainers ((ASIST Training for Trainers | safeTALK Training for Trainers))

3rd International Conference LivingWorks Orlando FL, May 14–16, 2010. safeTALK and ASIST trainers all invited. More info to come.

Latest news and LivingWorks in the media

[The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 54, No 4, April 2009] Gatekeeper Training as a Preventative Intervention for Suicide: A Systematic Review

[The Daily News Online, Warsaw, Wyoming County] Suicide Prevention Task Force to host workshop

[Independent, Dublin, Ireland] When there is hope in despair

[Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, ON] We can do anything but look away

[Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA] Waiting for death, alone and unafraid

[Telegraph-Journal, Sussex, NB] Awareness February is Suicide Prevention Month

[Prince Albert Daily Herald, Prince Albert, SK] Applied intervention saves a life

[The Monitor Online, Laven, TX] ASIST program helps’ Bliss chaplain says intervention program key to curbing rising suicide rate

[dcmilitary.com, Naples, Italy] Navy chaplains offer new suicide-prevention training

[Stars and Stripes, Washington, DC] Suicide prevention training program gives everyday people skills to intervene

[Dublin, Ireland] Review of ASIST Rollout

[Derry, NI] Irish woman uses ASIST training, receives Commendation Award

[Tucson, USA] safeTALK and ASIST helping to break down stigma of suicide in city with 3rd highest suicide rate in U.S.

[Wales] Drive to prevent suicide in Wales gets £1 million boost, aims to train more than 13,000 in suicide intervention

[Fort Worth, USA] Suicide prevention program at Texas Christian University trains more than 2,500 in ASIST

[Nevada County, USA] Suicide prevention workshop draws capacity crowd (49Kb DOC)

[Washington, USA] Molokai woman recognized for suicide prevention work

[South London, UK] "First aid" to prevent suicide - a community worker's account of ASIST

[Manitoba, Canada] LivingWorks trainer receives Lifetime Achievement Award

[Scotland] Suicide Prevention Training Wins Top Award

Our Core Beliefs about Suicide and Its Prevention

SAMHSA announces $2.88 million grant to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Link2Health will manage the Lifeline in partnership with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors and LivingWorks

[Scotland] National Training Awards 2007

Research on effectiveness of LivingWorks programs

[Oregon, USA] ASIST included on the Oregon list of Evidence Based Practices

[Honolulu, USA] Youth suicide prevention bill becomes law (96Kb PDF)

[USA] safeTALK makes it on the SPRC Best Practices Registry

See newsroom for archive

Last updated June 30 2009