Franciscan Health Michigan City, in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, is hosting a free, two-day workshop aimed at teaching suicide prevention skills to help those at risk stay safe.
LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day, two-trainer workshop designed for members of all caregiver communities. Family, friends and other community members may be the first to talk with a person at risk but have little or no training. ASIST can provide that training while also helping those in formal helping roles with professional development to ensure they are prepared to provide suicide first aid as part of the care they provide.
The emphasis of the course is on teaching suicide first aid to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help as needed. Participants learn to use a suicide intervention model to identify persons with thoughts of suicide, seek a shared understanding of reasons for dying and living, develop a safe plan based upon a review of risk, be prepared to follow-up and become involved in suicide-safer community networks…