ASIST is a two-day workshop that teaches how to intervene and save a life from suicide. Over a million people around the world have participated in this award-winning program. Most people thinking about suicide don’t actually want to die, but they need help deciding to stay alive. You don’t need any prior training to attend Continue Reading
The Safe Space training has been designed by Grassroots as a suicide prevention and intervention model that focuses on the LGBTQ+ population and their increased risk for suicide. It is free for Howard County residents and those who work in the county. CEUs are available thanks to sponsorship by the Howard County Health Department. Through Continue Reading
Just as people are trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver to help save thousands of lives each year, people are trained in QPR to save a life from a death by suicide. QPR stands for Question Persuade Refer and teaches someone how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis, how to question, Continue Reading
Note: we are having to reschedule this session. At the moment, the date is to be determined. Just as people are trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver to help save thousands of lives each year, people are trained in QPR to save a life from a death by suicide. QPR stands for Continue Reading
Event Phone: 410-531-6006
Suicide Prevention Symposium Friday, September 11, 2015 11:30 to 4:00 pm • Robinson Nature Center 11:30 am Registration and Lunch 12:00 – 1:15 pm Improving Patient Care through Care Transitions and the Zero Suicide Framework The risk of suicide attempts and death is highest within the first few weeks after a person is Continue Reading