ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Over the course of your two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to understand the ways that personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions

• Provide guidance and suicide first aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs
• Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it
• Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large
• Recognize other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care

Some of the learning will take place in the whole group of participants and some in smaller workgroups. You will learn and practice a model of suicide intervention. Your workshop trainers will be available to offer support and will work hard to create a learning atmosphere where participants can also encourage and support each other and have some fun.

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Eligibility for a partially funded training place

This training has been partially funded by UOK - a network of local services committed to supporting good mental health and wellbeing in Brighton and Hove. To be eligible for a funded place you need to be working within the Brighton & Hove City , with people in vulnerable or high risk groups. As a guide, we offer each organisation three places per course type, per financial year. However, for larger organisations further places may be available.

If you are purchasing on behalf of others, please ensure you have the full information for each participant as you will be asked to fill out details on booking. Please note that each purchase counts towards your organisation's yearly allocation, and that spaces are not transferable to other courses or dates.

There is small fee upon booking, the booking price covers administrative fees and as such is non-refundable. In the event that you cannot attend, please provide the details of anyone attending in your place.

If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information please contact Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.

Cancellation & Refunds:

If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know as soon as possible. The booking costs of UOK places are non refundable. All other bookings will be refunded within the following policy:

Less than 3 working notice: Not refundable

4-10 working days notice: 50% of fee

11-15 working days notice: 25% of fee

Over 15 working days notice: Fully refundable

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-Please note that ticket sales end 5 working days before the event.

-If it's applicable to you, regarding billing, an invoice will be sent after the completion of the course.

-This is an educational workshop. Participants will learn to notice and respond to someone experiencing thoughts of suicide. Due to the nature of the course, we do not recommend this training to someone who has recenetly experienced the loss of someone close to them or who is having thoughts of suicide. If you would like more information or would like to talk in further detail about the course please email: [email protected]

-Unfortunately, there is no parking at the venue. Around Friends Meeting House, there are feed meters for parking on the street and there are a couple of parking garages nearby (NCP in The Lanes and another NCP at Churchill Square) otherwise, however.

Friends Meeting House

Ship St, Brighton, BN1 1AF

Host or Publisher Grassroots Suicide Prevention