ASIST - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Upcoming Workshop Dates at our Training Centre in Nanaimo:

  • June 20 and 21, 2024
  • September 26 and 27, 2024

ASIST takes place on two consecutive days from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Please read our Communicable Disease Prevention Recommendations for Workshop Participants and Trainers

There is no online version of ASIST.

  • Please visit out website for future presentations of the ASIST workshop. You can also be added to our database to receive updates via email.
  • Workshops can also be facilitated at your site.
  • Fees for presentations at our Nanaimo Training Centre: $350 Regular; $250 Student (with scan of ID Card). Fees include learning kits.
  • We offer that, as is the case for other CPR-type courses, the ASIST workshop could be taken every three years.

When registering for a VICS Community Education workshop, you help to financially support our Crisis Chat and Crisis Text services.

Helping People Help Themselves - Donate to the Vancouver Island Crisis Society's Community Education Program