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LivingWorks safeTALK

LivingWorks

Website: https://www.livingworks.net/

Program Type

Education or Training Program

Cost

$500 or less

Evidence Type

Empirically-Defined Evidence

SPRC Comprehensive Approach

Identify and Assist, Increase Help-Seeking, Effective Care/Treatment, Care Transition/Linkages, Respond to Crisis, Connectedness

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Program or Intervention Summary

LivingWorks safeTALK is a half-day in-person course for all in the community to becoming suicide alert. Using four basic ‘TALK’ steps – Tell, Ask, Listen and Keepsafe participants gain confidence to be “nosy” and approach a person that could be thinking about suicide. The focus is to connect with a person with thoughts of suicide and to keep the person safe while connecting them to a resource capable of ensuring safety over time such as a family member, an ASIST trained person or a mental health professional. LivingWorks safeTALK is for anyone aged 15 years + who wants to promote suicide safety, regardless of previous experience or background.

FOCUS: Suicide safety connector training

DURATION: 3 hours–4 hours (half a day)

LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and French

PARTICIPANTS: Anyone 15 or older

TRAINERS: One trainer and one community resource person per 15–30 participants

Goals and objectives

LivingWorks safeTALK helps participants become alert to suicide. Suicide-alert people are better prepared to connect persons with thoughts of suicide with life-affirming help. Over the course of their training, LivingWorks safeTALK participants will learn to:

Notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts may be present

  • Recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked
  • Move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide
  • Apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, KeepSafe
  • Know community resources and how to connect someone with thoughts of suicide to them for further suicide-safer help

Price category listed is for workshops of up to 30 individuals, individual seat pricing is also available.

Training process

LivingWorks safeTALK features both presentations and interactive elements. Trainers will facilitate participants’ involvement through:

  • Trainer presentations
  • Diverse selection of audiovisuals
  • Interactive discussion and questions
  • TALK steps practice
  • TALK wallet card
  • “You can TALK to Me” stickers

Type Education or Training Program
Setting Community, Correctional Facility, Healthcare Facility, Inpatient mental health facility, Community mental health facility, Residential facility, PK-12 School, Colleges and Universities, Tribal communities, United States Territory
Audience Adolescents 12-17, Young Adults 18-25, Mature Adults 26-64, Older Adults 65+, Religious or Faith-Based Groups, LGBTQ+, People Who Live in Urban Areas, People Who Live in Rural Areas, People Who Live in Suburban Areas, First Responders (Fire/Law/EMS), Mental Health Professionals, Physical Health Problems/Disabilities, People in Particular Occupations
Languages English, French
Study Method Quantitative Design, Qualitative Design
Study Type Descriptive (cross-sectional), Correlational or survey, Quasi-experimental, Experimental research, Phenomenological, Focus groups
Implementer Requirement No Specific Individual or Group
Training Requirement Yes
Delivery Options In-Person
Risk and Protective Factors Stigma associated with help-seeking and mental illness, Effective coping and problem-solving skills, Support from partners, friends, and family, Feeling connected to others, Availability of consistent and high quality physical and behavioral healthcare

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