LivingWorks Start
Learn life-saving skills anytime, anywhere. In just 90 minutes online, LivingWorks Start teaches trainees to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and connect them to help and support.
CMHA Champlain East is providing complimentary* (Free) LivingWorks Start online suicide prevention training; sponsored by the Suicide Prevention Coalition Champlain East. Here is the link for more details: LivingWorks Start information .This online training is currently only available in English. This is a beginners suicide prevention training intended for those that have not taken the safeTALK or ASIST.
Please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. full name and email address should you be interested. The training will be sent directly from LivingWorks.
* First come first serve, while quantities last.
safeTALK half day training prepares you to help by using TALK (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to identify and engage people with thoughts of suicide and to connect them with further help and care.safeTALK is for everybody who wants to help prevent suicide; front line workers, clergy, volunteers, parents, teachers, law enforcement, first responders.
Training Cost: safeTALK $90.40 ($80.00 + HST)
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may be thinking of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety using the PAL (Pathway for Assisting Life) model.
Training Cost: ASIST $226.00 ($200.00 + HST)
Mental Health First Aid Training
(MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved.
The MHFA Canada program aims to improve mental health literacy, and provide the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague.
Mental Health First Aid for Adults who Interact with Youth
Mental Health First Aid for Adults who Interact with Youth (aged 12-24) is a 14 hour course that focusses on mental health problems and first aid response for youth.
Training Cost: MHFA $226.00 ($200.00 + HST)
Mental Health First Aid Basic is a 12 hour course focused on adults interacting with adults in all environments.
Training Cost: MHFA $226.00 ($200.00 + HST)
Right now, many of us are worried about others—including their mental health. Now more than ever, we need effective skills to watch over our friends, family, and co-workers and keep them safe. LivingWorks Start is a simple, powerful online training program to help us recognize the signs of suicide and take meaningful action to protect others. To help reach more people with these life-saving skills, LivingWorks is offering this program at a reduced cost and is donating 25% of the proceeds to suicide prevention organizations and trainers economically impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. No matter who we are, every one of us can make a difference in #SuicidePrevention. Even apart, we’re #InThisTogether.
Request a workshop https://cmha-east.on.ca/index.php/en/training/request-a-workshop