Be Prepared to Save a Life: Why Suicide Intervention Skills Training Belongs in Your Mental Health Toolkit
When we think about saving a life, we often picture emergency responses by medical or community service professionals. But suicide prevention can happen anywhere: in workplaces, community centres, classrooms, and around kitchen tables.
The frontline of support isn’t just hospitals and crisis lines. It also includes relatives, friends, healthcare providers, frontline workers, teachers, volunteers, and first responders.
Are you prepared if a loved one, student, client, or patient reaches out to you in a crisis?
Fleming’s Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) course can help you replace fear and uncertainty with a practical safety plan. Like standard first aid, suicide first aid equips people with skills that can help save a life.
By taking Fleming’s ASIST course, you will gain practical, life-saving skills and tools to help someone experiencing thoughts of suicide:
- Recognize the signs: Identify signals that someone may be in distress or thinking about suicide.
- Prepare for the conversation: Build the confidence to ask direct questions safely and have a supportive, non-judgmental conversation.
- Create a safety plan: Provide a skilled intervention and develop a step-by-step action plan to keep someone safe and connect them with further support.
- Protect your own well-being: Recognize and manage your emotional boundaries while supporting someone in crisis.
Register for ASIST Training
On July 25 and 26, Fleming College is hosting an interactive ASIST course at its Sutherland Campus in Peterborough, in partnership with LivingWorks. The course will help you build the confidence and skills needed to provide life-saving support when someone needs you most.
There is no better time to add vital suicide first aid skills to your personal or professional toolkit.
Secure your spot today and gain the skills to become a vital part of our community’s safety network. The cost for this training is scheduled to increase in September, so register for the July session to take advantage of the current rate.