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Mar 12, 2008: [Washington, USA] Molokai woman recognized for suicide prevention
work
Jan
28, 2008: [South London, UK] "First
aid" to prevent suicide - a community worker's account of ASIST
Nov 23, 2007: [Scotland] Suicide
Prevention Training Wins Top Award
Oct 18, 2007: [Scotland] National Training Awards 2007
Aug 31, 2007: [Norway] Long-term
efforts yield results: Positive evaluation of Educational Program Vivat (226Kb
PDF)
Aug 30, 2007: [USA] Suicide
prevention top post priority - as published by
the Fort Leonard Wood Army Post
Aug 23, 2007: [USA] Suicide prevention efforts
strengthened at all levels - as published by the Fort Bragg Weekly News
(2.5Kb PDF)
Aug 21, 2007: Research on effectiveness
of LivingWorks programs
Aug 8, 2007: [Oregon, USA] ASIST
included on the Oregon list of Evidence Based Practices
Jul 27, 2007: [USA] 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
Jul 4, 2007: safeTALK and ASIST in the US Army:
The big three benefits
Jun 22, 2007: [USA] In Search of
Ordinary Heroes: SPAN USA Launches Field Liaison Program (110Kb PDF):
ASIST trainers Larry and Vanessa Lewis are helping suicide prevention take
root in their community as fleld liaisons with SPAN USA. This article originally
appeared in the Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN USA)’s Spring
2007 edition of Network News, a quarterly publication of SPAN
USA
Jun 4, 2007: [Honolulu, USA] Youth
suicide prevention bill becomes law (96Kb PDF)
May 17, 2007: [USA] safeTALK makes
it on the SPRC Best Practices Registry
May 16, 2007: [Oregon, USA] High-school based
suicide prevention program recommends ASIST
May 10, 2007: [Manitoba, Canada] LivingWorks
trainer receives Lifetime Achievement Award
May 10, 2007: [New Zealand] Further
initiatives for suicide prevention funded
May 7, 2007: [Guam, USA] Youth
in need of caring adults willing to listen
Mar 9, 2007: [Scotland] I
was there in the hour of need - as published by the BBC
Jan 11, 2007: [Ireland] Irish
singing legend gives £5,000 to suicide group PIPS
Dec 4, 2006: [Norway] What motivates you to continue
as a Vivat trainer? (92Kb PDF)
Sep 17, 2006: [Guam, USA] Recognize
depression and intervene - as published by the Pacific Daily News
Sep 14, 2006: Suicide intervention: Not just a list of "to-dos"
Sep 7, 2006: [Scotland] Deputy
Health Minister urges MSPs to "get talking"
to address suicide
Aug 9, 2006: LivingWorks president
wins international award (99Kb PDF)
Jun 21, 2006: Revamped
Cree legend fights teen suicide in new comic - as
published by the CBC
Mar 31, 2006: [Scotland] Scheme
tackles increasing suicide - as published by the BBC
Jan 3, 2006: 2006 World Suicide Prevention Day
(WSPD)
Dec 9, 2005: [USA] Littleton
Adventist Hospital presents $150,000 to support
ASIST and the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
Dec 6, 2005: LivingWorks programs are multilingual
and accessible
Nov 7, 2005: [Scotland] Fighting for their lives (27Kb
PDF) - as published in Scotland's Glasgow Herald
Sep 30, 2005: [Guam, USA] Elderly
also at risk for suicide - as published by the Pacific Daily News
Aug 24, 2005: [Lewes, Sussex, UK] Two charities are aiming to tackle the
rising number of suicides in the area by offering ASIST for those
who work with young people. Read
the BBC article | More
on PAPYRUS website
Aug 16, 2005: 2005 World
Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)
Apr 8, 2005: LivingWorks at 38th annual AAS
conference
Mar 29, 2005: ASIST and the US military
in Iraq
Mar 22, 2005: [Australia] "readthesigns" campaign
receives a gold communication award - readthesigns is the first industry
specific suicide prevention campaign in Australia between a Superannuation
fund and Lifeline Australia
Feb 23, 2005: [Manitoba, Canada] Pilot
project aimed at troubled youth
Feb 21, 2005: Suicide and Mental Health -
promoting a community climate which supports mental health and suicide-safety
Jan 21, 2005: New
Developments in Suicide Intervention Training (804
Kb PDF) - as published in the Norwegian Journal Suicidologi.
Royalties from the article in the amount of 3,000 kroner were donated to
Vivat, LivingWorks’ affilate
in Norway.
Sep 9, 2004: "Suicide
Survivors: Those Left Behind" on the Discovery Channel
Sep 8, 2004: The
San Francisco Giants are promoting suicide prevention
Jun 23, 2004: LivingWorks makes donation to
University
Apr 21, 2004: LivingWorks
Trainer receives USSU Experience in Excellence Award
Jan 2, 2004: LivingWorks Trainer receives Manitoba
Quality Champion Award
Nov 1, 2003: Chaplains,
assistants train to battle suicide
Oct 12, 2003: Prescriptions for change - Health workers hope new strategy will finally tackle Canada’s long-ignored suicide epidemic
Jun 6, 2003: The first International LivingWorks
Conference was a success
Nov 28, 2002: LivingWorks receives 2002 Knowledge Broker Award
Apr 21, 2001: United Nations impact on the US National Suicide Prevention Strategy (NSPS)