SafeTALK Training Session

Chemung County Department of Mental Hygiene Presents:

safeTALK

When:   Thursday, January 27^th, 2011

Where:  Human Resource Center Room 322

              425 Pennsylvania Avenue, Elmira, NY 14904

Time:     9:00-12:00

Registration: There is no charge for this training, registration required.

                        Space is limited to 25 participants.

Overview

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.

Powerful video clips illustrate both non-alert and alert responses. Discussion and practice help stimulate learning. Learn steps that contribute to saving lives.

For more information or to register contact Brian Hart at HRC phone at 607 737-5501 or bhart@co.chemung.ny.us