Suicide impacts not only the family but the community as well. We all have a shared responsibility for raising awareness of suicide risk. Here is what you can do in your community to help prevent suicide: Take the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training.
What is ASIST?
ASIST is a two-day interactive in-person workshop on suicide first aid. Participants learn how to:
- Identify and support someone with thoughts of suicide and
- Plan for immediate safety.
Learning Objectives
Over the course of their two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to:
- recognize that caregivers and people are affected by personal and societal attitudes about suicide;
- provide life-assisting guidance to a person thinking about suicide in a flexible manner;
- identify what needs to be in a person thinking about suicide’s plan for safety;
- demonstrate the skills required to provide suicide first aid to a person thinking about suicide;
- appreciate the value of improving community resources including the way that they work together; and,
- recognize that suicide prevention is broader than suicide intervention and includes life promotion and self-care for people thinking about suicide and for caregivers.
ASIST training will be offered in each community, with a total of 12 seats available for each class during the following dates;
*Visit tlicho.ca/events to find the exact times and locations for each community.
A $200 honorarium will be awarded to participants who complete the program. Participants must be 18+ years of age or older.
To apply contact the Department of Healing & Community Wellness at
(867)392-6381 ext.1371 or email us at [email protected]
