safeTALK: suicide alertness for everyone

Complementing ASIST, safeTALK, helps to create suicide-safer communities. A training lasting about three hours, safeTALK is for everyone in the community and is designed to ensure that persons with thoughts of suicide are connected to helpers who are prepared to provide first aid interventions. safeTALK is designed to be used in organizations and communities where there are already ASIST-trained caregivers. Suicide alert helpers are part of a suicide-safer community.

Here's what participants say about their safeTALK training:

This session was greatly appreciated. I wish I had this training years ago.

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safeTALK Alert Helper Competencies

A willing alert helper:

is aware that opportunities to help a person with thoughts of suicide are sometimes missed, dismissed and avoided.
wants persons with thoughts of suicide to invite them to help.

A ready alert helper:

understands that many things that see, hear, sense and find out about might be invitation to ask about thoughts of suicide.
understands that the importance of talking about suicide openly and directly.
understands that most people with thoughts of suicide want help to avoid suicide.

An able alert helper:

recognizes when a person might be having thoughts of suicide.
engages a person with thoughts in direct and open talk about suicide.
listens to the person’s feelings about suicide to show that they recognize that the thoughts are serious.
knows the name and contact information of local suicide intervention resources.
moves quickly to connect the person with thoughts to someone who can do a suicide intervention.

Upcoming safeTALKs

CANADA (English) 2010

Feb 12, 2010: Halifax NS. brumwell@ns.sympatico.ca or (902) 462-8484. Trainer: Keith Brumwell
Feb 17, 2010: Stratford ON. (CLOSED) Mary-Margaret Caldwell
Feb 22, 2010: New Glasgow NS. Angela Davis - davisacmhans@eastlink.ca or (902) 466-6600
Feb 24, 2010: Meadow Lake, SK. Bernice Alger - olpyouth@sasktel.net or (306) 236-5122
Feb 25, 2010: Halifax NS. Angela Davis - davisacmhans@eastlink.ca or (902) 466-6600
Feb 27, 2010: Kitchener ON. (CLOSED). Trainers: Mary-Margaret Caldwell and Debra Hansen-Coulombe
Mar 10, 2010: Stoney Creek United Church, Stoney Creek ON. Tamara Leniew - asist@spcch.org. Trainer: Lill Petrella
Mar 24, 2010: Yarmouth NS. (CLOSED) . Trainer: Debbie Nickerson
Apr 9, 2010: Halifax NS. brumwell@ns.sympatico.ca or (902) 462-8484. Trainer: Keith Brumwell
Apr 15, 2010: Winnipeg MB. Andrea Carlucci - akcarlucci@shaw.ca or (204) 257-5408
Apr 16, 2010: Carman MB. (CLOSED)
Jun 1, 2010: Winnipeg MB. Andrea Carlucci - akcarlucci@shaw.ca or (204) 257-5408
Nov 3, 2010: Stoney Creek United Church, 1 King Street West, Stoney Creek ON. Tamara Leniew - asist@spcch.org

CANADA (Français) 2010

USA 2010

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Feb 10, 2010: Nixon NV. Cassandra Darrough - cldarrough@dhhs.nv.gov or (775) 315-4140. Trainer: C. Darrough
Feb 11, 2010: Fulton County NY. (CLOSED) Mary Jean Coleman. Trainers: Mary Jean Coleman, Marianne Reid
Feb 15, 2010: Richmond VA. (CLOSED)
Feb 18, 2010: Tucson AZ. Donna Carender - donna@carenderconsulting.com or (520) 750-0048
Feb 23, 2010: Phoenix AZ. Melissa Benfield - benfield@aaaphx.org or (602) 241-6106. Trainer: Bianca McDermott - Registration form
Feb 24, 2010: Yerington NV. Cassandra Darrough - cldarrough@dhhs.nv.gov or (775) 315-4140. Trainer: C. Darrough
Feb 26, 2010: Tucson AZ. Donna Carender - donna@carenderconsulting.com or (520) 750-0048
Feb 26, 2010: Canandaigua NY. Lynne McHenry - lmchenry@crosswindsonline.org or (585) 233-6163. Trainer: Eric Weaver - Registration form
Mar 3, 2010: Albany NY. Crystal Newton - Crystal_Newton@tax.state.ny.us or (518) 457-2786. Trainer: Dierdre Fitzgerald
Mar 4, 2010: Tempe AZ. Heather Brown - achieveaz@magellanhealth.com or (602) 797-8232
Mar 4, 2010: Nixon NV. Cassandra Darrough - cldarrough@dhhs.nv.gov or (775) 315-4140. Trainer: C. Darrough
Mar 9, 2010: Bath NY. Pat Breux - patbreux@live.com or (607) 733-6923. Trainer: Pat Breux
Mar 12, 2010: Slidell LA. Jerry Mendow - jerry.mendow@stpsb.org or (985) 898-3300. Trainers: Jerry Mendow, Corliss Aguillard
Mar 12, 2010: Slidell LA. Jerry Mendow - jerry.mendow@stpsb.org or (985) 898-3300. Trainers:Elizabeth Parr, Fran Gilliland
Mar 24, 2010: Hudson NY. Mary Jean Coleman - mjcoleman@afsp.org or (518) 899-0021. Trainers: Mary Jean Coleman, Maria Idoni, Ellen Pendegar
Mar 26, 2010: Tucson AZ. Erin Adams Goldman - erin.adamsgoldman@cpsa-rbha.org or (520) 618-8838
Apr 7, 2010: Albany NY. Crystal Newton - Crystal_Newton@tax.state.ny.us or (518) 457-2786. Trainer: Bill Carter
Apr 7, 2010: Loudonville NY. Mary Jean Coleman - mjcoleman@afsp.org or (518) 899-0021. Trainer: Mary Jean Coleman
Apr 23, 2010: Tucson AZ. Donna Carender - donna@carenderconsulting.com or (520) 750-0048
May 7, 2010: Tucson AZ. Erin Adams Goldman - erin.adamsgoldman@cpsa-rbha.org or (520) 618-8838
Jun 4, 2010: Tucson AZ. Donna Carender - donna@carenderconsulting.com or (520) 750-0048
Jun 23, 2010: Framingham MA. Timothy Brown - yya@uccCoalition.org or (720) 941-1062. Trainer: yya@uccCoalition.org

AUSTRALIA

For other training dates in Australia, e-mail info@livingworks.org.au or phone +011 61 (3) 9894 1833

EUROPE 2010

Feb 8, 2010: Newtownabbey, County Antrim, UK. Aine Wallace - info@dare2stretch.com or 0044 7921861104. Trainer: Aine Wallace
Feb 8, 2010: Donegal Town, Co.Donegal,Ireland. Sarah Meehan - sarahm.meehan@hse.ie or 071 9852000 Trainer: Sarah Meehan
Feb 12, 2010: University of the West of Scotland, UK. CLOSED
Feb 20, 2010: Brighton, UK. CLOSED
Mar 1, 2010: Downings, Co. Donegal,Ireland. Sarah Meehan - sarahm.meehan@hse.ie or 071 9852000 Trainer: Sarah Meehan
Apr 12, 2010: Letterkenny, Co. Donegal,Ireland. Sarah Meehan - sarahm.meehan@hse.ie or 071 9852000 Trainer: Sarah Meehan
Apr 19, 2010: Newtownabbey, County Antrim, UK. Aine Wallace - info@dare2stretch.com or 0044 7921861104. Trainer: Aine Wallace
Apr 21, 2010: Newtownabbey, County Antrim, UK. Aine Wallace - info@dare2stretch.com or 0044 7921861104. Trainer: Aine Wallace
Apr 27, 2010: Newtownabbey, Teemore, Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, N.Ireland. WHSSB - oakproject1@btconnect.com or 028 677 51913
May 4, 2010: Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal,Ireland. Sarah Meehan - sarahm.meehan@hse.ie or 071 9852000 Trainer: Sarah Meehan

INTERNATIONAL 2010

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Last updated February 8, 2010