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:

An excellent first step in providing assistance to someone at risk.

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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

Mar 10, 2010: Stoney Creek United Church, Stoney Creek ON. Tamara Leniew - asist@spcch.org. Trainer: Lill Petrella
Mar 11, 2010: Toronto ON. Melinda Scott - melinda.scott@utoronto.ca or (416) 946-7747. Trainers: Melinda Scott & Becky Smith
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)
Apr 19, 2010: Bridgewater NS. (CLOSED) Trainer: Linda Thompson
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

Mar 27, 2010: Sudbury ON. (CLOSED)

USA 2010

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Mar 9, 2010: Bath NY. Pat Breux - patbreux@live.com or (607) 733-6923. Trainer: Pat Breux
Mar 10, 2010: McKinney TX. Rickey Hargrave - RickHargrave@Gmail.Com or (972) 562-8944. Trainers: Rickey Hargrave
Mar 11, 2010: Cortez CO. Steven Brace or Susie Belden - sbrace.pinon@msn.com or (970) 564-1195 ext. 123. Trainers: Steven Brace
Mar 11, 2010: Elmira NY. Pat Breux - pbreux@co.chemung.ny.us or (607) 737-2052. 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 16, 2010: Binghamton NY. (CLOSED)
Mar 18, 2010: Snow Hill NC. Genele Byrd - byrdg@appstate.edu or (828) 265-8625. Trainer: Kathy Crumpler
Mar 23, 2010: Williamston NC. Genele Byrd - byrdg@appstate.edu or (828) 265-8625. Trainer: Kathy Crumpler
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 14, 2010: Boulder CO. Mary Kay Irving - MaryKayIrving@yahoo.com or (720) 217-6450. Trainer: Mary Kay Irving
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

AUSTRALIA

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

EUROPE 2010

Mar 8, 2010: Brighton UK. Jenny Pickup - office@grassrootstraining.org.uk or 0044 1273 675764 - Registration form
Mar 10, 2010: University of Dundee, Dundee UK. Joan Muszynski - peerconnections@dundee.ac.uk or 01382 384932. Trainer: Joan Muszynski
Mar 18, 2010: Brighton UK. Jenny Pickup - office@grassrootstraining.org.uk or 0044 1273 675764 - Registration form
Mar 26, 2010: Brighton UK. Jenny Pickup - office@grassrootstraining.org.uk or 0044 1273 675764 - Registration form
Apr 12, 2010: Letterkenny, Co. Donegal,Ireland. Sarah Meehan - sarahm.meehan@hse.ie or 071 9852000 Trainer: Sarah Meehan
Apr 16, 2010: Brighton UK. Jenny Pickup - office@grassrootstraining.org.uk or 0044 1273 675764 - Registration form
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
Jun 16, 2010: Brighton UK. Jenny Pickup - office@grassrootstraining.org.uk or 0044 1273 675764 - Registration form
Oct 12, 2010: Brighton UK. Jenny Pickup - office@grassrootstraining.org.uk or 0044 1273 675764 - Registration form
Dec 9, 2010: Brighton UK. Jenny Pickup - office@grassrootstraining.org.uk or 0044 1273 675764 - Registration form

INTERNATIONAL 2010

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Last updated March 9, 2010