Family of Ellenville is hosting a free SafeTALK Suicide Alertness Training Thursday May 25th from 1-4pm for our staff and crisis hotline volunteers and have decided to open the training to the public. Details are below. If you would like to attend please call the Ellenville hotline at 647-2443 or 647-5700 or stop by Family of Ellenville, 221 Canal St, Ellenville.
What Would You Say?
safeTALK, about three hours in duration, is a training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help to stay safe. Alert helpers know how to use these opportunities to support that desire for safety. 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 KeepSafe) to connect a person with suicide thoughts to suicide first aid, intervention caregivers.
- Powerful video clips illustrate both non-alert and alert responses. Discussion and practice help stimulate learning.
Who should attend?
Everyone who wants to prevent suicide: frontline workers, clergy, volunteers, parents, teachers law enforcement, anyone who wants to learn practical skills to competently and confidently connect a person at risk of suicide to help.
Learn steps that contribute to saving lives!
Join us in learning the steps of suicide alertness.
