Grassroots Training - SafeTALK: Suicide Alertness For Everyone

What is safeTALK?

SafeTALK - Suicide Alertness For Everyone - is a half-day day training that can help you make a difference. Learn to identify people with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. This training prepares you to be a suicide alert helper by following the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe). These steps offer initial help in order to connect people having thoughts of suicide with more specialised support.

Who is it for?

Everyone! SafeTALK is suitable for community members and professionals.

What are the training goals?

As a safeTALK-trained suicide alert helper, you will be better able to:

move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide.

identify people who have thoughts of suicide.

apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to connect a person thinking about suicide to a suicide intervention resource.

How do I attend SafeTALK?

To book a place on a course, please contact us.

SafeTALK Booking Forms

SafeTALK: Individuals (MSWord)

SafeTALK: Groups (MSWord)

Return completed forms by email or post:

Grassroots Training, Room 10 Valley Social Centre, Whitehawk Way, Brighton BN2 5HE

Upcoming Courses

SafeTalk
18 March 2010
Brighton

SafeTalk
26 March 2010
Brighton

SafeTalk
16 April 2010
Brighton

SafeTalk
16 June 2010
Brighton

SafeTalk
12 October 2010
Brighton

SafeTalk
09 December 2010
Brighton

"This training helped me to recognise an individual with suicidal ideation. It helped me save a life."

SafeTALK Participant