An accredited, two-day, interactive training that prepares helpers to provide suicide first aid interventions.

ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

This is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Over the course of your two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to understand the ways that personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions

Provide guidance and suicide first aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs

Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it

Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large

Recognise other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care

Some of the learning will take place in the whole group of participants and some in smaller workgroups. You will learn and practise a model of suicide intervention. Your workshop trainers will be available to offer support and will work hard to create a learning atmosphere where participants can also encourage and support each other and have some fun.

Eligibility

UOK Funded Ticket:

This training has been fully funded by UOK - a network of local services committed to supporting good mental health and wellbeing in Brighton and Hove. To be eligible for a funded place you need to be working or volunteering within the Brighton & Hove City boundary (https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/2614.html).

If you are purchasing on behalf of others, please ensure you have the full information for each participant as you will be asked to fill out details on booking.

If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information please contact Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.

General Admission Ticket:

Any professionals working or volunteering within the United Kingdom.

Cancellations

If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know as soon as possible. The bookings for UOK places are non refundable. All other bookings will be refunded within the following policy:

Less than 3 working days notice: Not refundable

4-10 working days notice: 50% of fee

11-15 working days notice: 25% of fee

Over 15 working days notice: Fully refundable

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Notes regarding the session

Please note that ticket sales end 5 working days before the event.

Due to the nature of the course, we do not recommend this training to someone who has recently experienced the loss of someone close to them or who is having thoughts of suicide. If you would like more information or would like to talk in further detail about the course please email: training@prevent-suicide.org.uk

Unfortunately, there is no parking at the venue. There are a couple of parking options nearby, for example: NCP in The Lanes and another NCP at Churchill Square.

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