Every year more people die by suicide than from all the wars and conflict around the world.

Livingworks Education Inc. has made a worldwide commitment to have 1,000,000 lifeguards trained in suicide intervention through our ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Trainings) program by 2010.

In today’s troubled times it has never been more important for ordinary people to have the skills necessary to help support each other by providing suicide first aid intervention.

To find out more about the ASIST program, go to www.livingworks.net/AS.php

How can you help achieve this goal?

Go home and talk with your family about the training that is available
talk to a friend about the time you had thoughts of suicide and how you got past that
start discussions with your co-workers about how, as a group, we can support and encourage each other
learn first aid intervention skills
take a potential funder to dinner and talk about the need for suicide prevention
ask your local faith group to get involved in an ASIST workshop
talk to your friends, colleagues or family members about attending an ASIST workshop
talk to your children’s coaches and teachers about joining an ASIST workshop