Elizabeth Newcombe

Executive Director, Vancouver Island Crisis Society (since 1992)

• Leadership Committee, Crisis Services Canada, Talk Suicide Canada Network
• Past Treasurer and Past President, Crisis Line Association of BC (CLABC)

 

Kessewa Heaton

HR People and Culture Specialist

 

 Lyndsay Wells

Community Education Program Coordinator

Facilitator:

• Suicide Bereavement Support
• Master Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
• Registered Trainer, safeTALK: suicide alertness training
• Crisis Intervention Skills Training (CIST)
• GRASP High School Training (Growth, Resiliency, Acknowledgement, Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Planning) for Grades 8 to 12
• COPE Elementary School Training (Communication, Options, Perspective, Enjoy Life) for Grades 5 to 7
• Speak Out Reach Out Help Out for Grades 5 to 12
• Customized training workshops
• Regional Consultation and Workshops regarding Suicide Bereavement Support

Published in International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies (Vol. 5, No. 1 - 2014): Connection and Relational Engagement in a Youth Suicide Prevention Program

 

Heather Makus

Community Education Trainer (Casual)

Facilitator:

• Suicide Bereavement Support
• Master Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
• Registered Trainer, safeTALK: suicide alertness training
• Crisis Intervention Skills Training (CIST) and other workshops developed by the Crisis Society
• School Programs

 

 Shawna Gibbs

Community Education Trainer (Casual)

Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

 

Neil Cutler

Community Awareness Coordinator/Trainer

Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)