safeTALK

The safeTALK workshop can be facilitated on its own at your site or at our Training Centre in Nanaimo. There is no online version of safeTALK.

Our flyer provides pricing details for on-site training of safeTALK only.

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

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safeTALK is offered by the Vancouver Island Crisis Society

SAFE stands for Suicide Alertness For Everyone
TALK stands for Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe

Frontline workers can arm themselves with safeTALK so they can become confident with how to handle suicide situations and can do their part to assist the person, feeling safe and sure that they will know when it is time to pass the person on to those who can take the next step and apply suicide first-aid skills learned in ASIST. It's a perfect system. Everyone knows their part and feels ready, willing and able to engage in this unusual conversation knowing they are offering the best support possible.

 

Suicide Alertness for Everyone

safeTALK is a three- to four-hour training program that prepares helpers to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first-aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide, either directly or indirectly, invite help to stay safe. Alert helpers know how to identify and work with these opportunities to help protect life. Powerful videos illustrate both non-alert and alert responses. Discussion and proactive participation stimulate learning. Upon completion the participant will receive a safeTALK Certificate.

 

safeTALK is facilitated by Vancouver Island Crisis Society. It is copyrighted by LivingWorks.

 

Contact us for more information about presenting safeTALK on your premises.

 

 

Please donate to the Vancouver Island Crisis Society to support our safeTALK workshops. Thank you.