posted by Alita Spink, Schools and Learning Support Officer, Schools and Learning

We have Suicide Alertness For Everyone Training (safeTALK) scheduled for:

Wednesday 31 January 2018 (9.30am – 1.30pm) in Forfar
Friday 23 February 2018 (1pm – 5pm) in Forfar

This training is open to everyone (employees, employers and members of the public who live or work in Angus).  Please forward this email to anyone who would be interested in this training.

safeTALK is designed to be an introductory course for anyone interested in learning to be suicide aware.

Can you recognise the signs of someone at risk of suicide?  Would you know what to say to a colleague, student, family member or contact with thoughts of suicide?  Most persons with thoughts of suicide go unrecognised – even though most are, directly or indirectly, requesting help.  Without safeTALK training, these invitations to help are too rarely accepted, or even noticed.  In only a few hours, you will learn how to recognise these invitations and provide practical help to persons with thoughts of suicide.  Expect to leave safeTALK more willing and able to perform an important helping role for persons with thoughts of suicide.  safeTALK is a training session for everyone in the community – no prior knowledge is required.

Aim of Training:  To enable participants to recognise and engage people who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course participants will:

• Be aware that people at risk of suicide are often not given help due to cultural myths and misinformation
• Recognise when a person might be having thoughts of suicide
• Engage that person in direct and open talk about suicide
• Move quickly to connect them with someone trained in suicide intervention who can review the risk and develop a plan to reduce the risk of harm or death.

Please see attachment for further information about safeTALK.

Outline of safeTALK training
31.01.18 Registration Form
23.02.18 Registration Form

To book, please email suicideprevention@angus.gov.uk with one of the attached registration forms.  Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  This session is free of charge to participants and will be funded by the Suicide Prevention Collaborative for Angus.