SafeTALK : Suicide Alertness For Everyone

Do you want to do your bit for your community by learning how you can prevent suicide? Book your space on our next safeTALK!

Know what to do if someone’s suicidal by following the easy to remember TALK steps – Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep-safe. These practical steps offer immediate help to someone having thoughts of suicide and helps you both move forward to connect with more specialised support.

Cost?

£50 (RRP £125)

Who is it for?

safeTALK is suitable for all community members and professionals.

What are the course aims?

• Identify people thinking of suicide.

• Overcome barriers in talking about suicide.

• Identify reasons we may miss, dismiss or avoid suicide.

• Practice using the 4-step model of suicide alertness.

• Connect people at risk of suicide with further appropriate help.

What are the teaching methods?

The session combines various teaching methods, including:

• Video clips.

• Discussion.

• Practice.

What are the training outcomes?

As a safeTALK-trained suicide alert helper, you will be better able to:

• Move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide.

• Identify people who have thoughts of suicide.

• Apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep-safe) to connect a person thinking about suicide to a suicide intervention resource.

Additionally, each participant will receive a certificate, a wallet-sized reference card plus a resource pack with information about sources of support for people having suicidal thoughts.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher The Martin Gallier Project