ASIST – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

A free two-day workshop designed for all community members. This training will enhance a person’s ability to assist a person at risk of suicide.  Over the course of training, participants will learn to:

• Identify people who have thoughts of suicide
• Understand how beliefs and attitudes can affect suicide interventions
• Reduce barriers which hinder the ability to be direct and comfortable with suicidal situations
• Understand a person at risk’s story and recognize turning points that connect the person to life
• Conduct a safety assessment and develop a plan that will keep the person at risk safe-for-now
• Engage in building resource networks for individuals at risk of suicide