Training & Events

Interested in becoming a suicide alert helper by attending a free three hour class? Sign up for safeTALK as noted below or join the following organizations and have us bring the class to you. (minimum of 10 attendees required):

safeTALK is a two-and-a-half to three-hour training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help to stay safe. Alert helpers know how to use these opportunities to support that desire for safety. 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 with suicide thoughts to suicide first aid, intervention caregivers.

 Please register by contacting Brian Hart at (607) 737-5501or by email bhart@co.chemung.ny.us

or fax the registration form to (607)737-5500

ASIST is a two day training that provides practical training for caregivers seeking to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Participants often include:

•  people concerned about family, friends          •  natural helpers and advisers

•  emergency service workers                             •  counselors, teachers and ministers

•  mental health practitioners                              •  workers in health, welfare or justice

•  community volunteers

Working mostly in small groups of one trainer to no more than 15 participants, ASIST uses many different teaching processes to create a practice-oriented and interactive learning experience.

 For more information contact Brian Hart at (607) 737-5501 or by email bhart@co.chemung.ny.us

or fax the registration form  for the above indicated date to (607) 737-5500